I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2674 
To encourage job creation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2013 
Mr. BUCHANAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the 
Judiciary, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Small Business, and 
Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To encourage job creation, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Job Creation Act of 2013’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—TRADE 
Sec. 101. Sense of Congress regarding expanding trading markets. 
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Sec. 102. Sense of Congress regarding China’s intellectual property rights viola-
tions. 
TITLE II—TAX REFORM 
Sec. 201. Sense of Congress regarding tax reform. 
TITLE III—BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT 
Sec. 301. Sense of Congress regarding a balanced budget amendment. 
TITLE IV—ENERGY 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Definitions. 
Sec. 403. Leasing program for lands within the Coastal Plain. 
Sec. 404. Lease sales. 
Sec. 405. Grant of leases by the Secretary. 
Sec. 406. Lease terms and conditions. 
Sec. 407. Coastal Plain environmental protection. 
Sec. 408. Expedited judicial review. 
Sec. 409. Federal and State distribution of revenues. 
Sec. 410. Rights-of-way across the Coastal Plain. 
Sec. 411. Conveyance. 
Sec. 412. Local government impact aid and community service assistance. 
Sec. 413. ANWR Alternative Energy Trust Fund. 
TITLE V—NORTHERN ROUTE APPROVAL ACT 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. Findings. 
Sec. 503. Keystone XL permit approval. 
Sec. 504. Judicial review. 
Sec. 505. American burying beetle. 
Sec. 506. Right-of-way and temporary use permit. 
Sec. 507. Permits for activities in navigable waters. 
Sec. 508. Migratory Bird Treaty Act permit. 
Sec. 509. Oil spill response plan disclosure. 
TITLE VI—REPEAL OF EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE 
MANDATE 
Sec. 601. Repeal of employer health insurance mandate. 
TITLE VII—SECRET BALLOT PROTECTION ACT 
Sec. 701. Short title. 
Sec. 702. Findings. 
Sec. 703. National Labor Relations Act. 
Sec. 704. Regulations. 
TITLE VIII—FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Sec. 801. Attorney accountability. 
Sec. 802. Applicability of Rule 11 to State cases affecting interstate commerce. 
Sec. 803. Prevention of forum-shopping. 
Sec. 804. Rule of construction. 
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Sec. 805. Three-strikes rule for suspending attorneys who commit multiple Rule 
11 violations. 
Sec. 806. Presumption of Rule 11 violation for repeatedly relitigating same 
issue. 
Sec. 807. Enhanced sanctions for document destruction in pending Federal 
court proceedings. 
Sec. 808. Ban on concealment of unlawful conduct. 
TITLE IX—REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 
2013 
Sec. 901. Short title. 
Sec. 902. Clarification and expansion of rules covered by the Regulatory Flexi-
bility Act. 
Sec. 903. Requirements providing for more detailed analyses. 
Sec. 904. Repeal of waiver and delay authority; additional powers of the Chief 
Counsel for Advocacy. 
Sec. 905. Procedures for gathering comments. 
Sec. 906. Periodic review of rules. 
Sec. 907. Judicial review of compliance with the requirements of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act available after publication of the final rule. 
Sec. 908. Jurisdiction of court of appeals over rules implementing the Regu-
latory Flexibility Act. 
Sec. 909. Clerical amendments. 
TITLE I—TRADE 
SEC. 101. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING EXPANDING 
TRADING MARKETS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Ninety-five percent of the world’s con-
sumers live outside the United States. 
(2) It is imperative to the United States econ-
omy that United States businesses sell their goods 
and services outside the United States. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) Congress should continue to work with the 
Administration to expand trading markets; and 
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(2) OBJECTIVES.—The plan shall have the fol-
lowing objectives: 
(A) Avoiding unnecessary duplication of fa-
cilities and activities. 
(B) Encouraging consolidation of common 
facilities and activities. 
(C) Locating or confining facilities and ac-
tivities to areas that will minimize impact on 
fish and wildlife, their habitat, and the environ-
ment. 
(D) Utilizing existing facilities wherever 
practicable. 
(E) Enhancing compatibility between wild-
life values and development activities. 
(g) ACCESS
TO PUBLIC LANDS.—The Secretary 
shall— 
(1) manage public lands in the Coastal Plain 
subject to subsections (a) and (b) of section 811 of 
the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
Act (16 U.S.C. 3121); and 
(2) ensure that local residents shall have rea-
sonable access to public lands in the Coastal Plain 
for traditional uses. 
SEC. 408. EXPEDITED JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
(a) FILING OF COMPLAINT.— 
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