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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2795 
To prohibit the Secretary of the Army from imposing excessive fees for 
the use of Army-controlled real property at water resources development 
projects with respect to concessionaires operating facilities making res-
taurant, gasoline, or marine engine sales at marinas, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2013 
Mr. COLLINS of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of the Army from imposing exces-
sive fees for the use of Army-controlled real property 
at water resources development projects with respect to 
concessionaires operating facilities making restaurant, 
gasoline, or marine engine sales at marinas, 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 ‘‘Marina Operator Tax 
Obligation Relief Act of 2013’’ or the ‘‘MOTOR Act of 
2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. LEASES FOR FACILITIES MAKING RESTAURANT, 
GASOLINE, AND MARINE ENGINE SALES AT 
MARINAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army may 
not impose a fee under a lease entered into with a conces-
sionaire for the use of Army-controlled real property (and 
the facilities thereon) at a water resources development 
project if— 
(1) the lease is for the operation of a facility 
making restaurant, gasoline, or marine engine sales 
in connection with a marina; and 
(2) the amount of the fee exceeds 1 percent of 
the gross revenues of the facility. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF EXISTING LEASES.—The Sec-
retary shall modify leases entered into before the date of 
enactment of this Act as necessary to comply with the re-
quirements of subsection (a). 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2796 
To expand the workforce of veterinarians specialized in the care and conserva-
tion of wild animals and their ecosystems, and to develop educational 
programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2013 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. GRIMM, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. 
MORAN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. SCHRADER, Ms. WILSON of Florida, and Mr. 
FARR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To expand the workforce of veterinarians specialized in the 
care and conservation of wild animals and their eco-
systems, and to develop educational programs focused 
on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine. 
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 referred to as 
the ‘‘Wildlife Veterinarians Employment and Training 
Act’’ or the ‘‘Wildlife VET Act’’. 
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‘‘(3) the term ‘regular District of Columbia ap-
propriation bill’ means, with respect to a fiscal year, 
an annual appropriation bill making appropriations, 
otherwise making funds available, or granting au-
thority, for the fiscal year for the government of the 
District of Columbia and other activities chargeable 
in whole or in part against the revenues of the Dis-
trict. 
‘‘(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply 
with respect to fiscal year 2015 and each succeeding fiscal 
year.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 446 of 
such Act (sec. 1–204.46, D.C. Official Code) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘section 446C,’’ after ‘‘section 446B,’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of subpart 1 of part D of title IV of the District of Colum-
bia Home Rule Act is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 446B the following: 
‘‘446C. Availability of local funds upon failure by Congress to enact budget.’’. 
TITLE II—COMPENSATION OF 
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
SEC. 201. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM COMPENSATION. 
(a) 
MAXIMUM
COMPENSATION.—Section 
424(b)(2)(E) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 
(sec. 1–204.24(b)(2)(E), D.C. Official Code) is amended 
to read as follows: 
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‘‘(E) PAY.—The Chief Financial Officer 
shall be paid at a rate such that the total 
amount of compensation paid during any cal-
endar year does not exceed an amount equal to 
the limit on total pay which is applicable during 
the year under section 5307 of title 5, United 
States Code, to an employee described in sec-
tion 5307(d) of such title.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to pay periods be-
ginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2794 
To provide for the issuance of a forever stamp to honor the sacrifices of 
the brave men and women of the Armed Forces who are still prisoner, 
missing, or unaccounted for, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2013 
Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. YOUNG of Florida) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
A BILL 
To provide for the issuance of a forever stamp to honor 
the sacrifices of the brave men and women of the Armed 
Forces who are still prisoner, missing, or unaccounted 
for, 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 ‘‘Perpetual POW/MIA 
Stamp Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that— 
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(1) the Department of Defense reports that 
more than 83,000 servicemembers remain missing 
since World War II; 
(2) the United States Government has an obli-
gation to achieve the fullest possible accounting for 
the Americans who have gone missing while serving 
the country and to leave no one unaccounted for in 
future conflicts; 
(3) in 1982, the POW/MIA flag became the 
first flag other than the Flag of the United States 
to fly over the White House in Washington, DC; 
(4) on August 10, 1990, Public Law 101–355 
designated the POW/MIA flag as ‘‘The Symbol of 
our Nation’s concern and commitment to resolving 
as fully as possible the fates of Americans still pris-
oner, missing, and unaccounted for in Southeast 
Asia.’’; and 
(5) the POW/MIA flag should maintain contin-
ued visibility as a constant reminder of the plight of 
America’s Prisoners of War and Missing in Action. 
SEC. 3. PERPETUAL POW/MIA STAMP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to continue to honor the 
sacrifices of the brave men and women of the Armed 
Forces who have been prisoner, missing, or unaccounted 
for, the Postmaster General shall provide for the issuance 
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of a forever stamp suitable for that purpose and depicts 
the National League of Families POW/MIA flag. 
(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act, the term 
‘‘forever stamp’’ means a definitive stamp which meets the 
postage required for first-class mail up to one ounce in 
weight, and which retains full validity for that purpose 
even if the rate of that postage is later increased. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The stamp described in sub-
section (a) shall be issued beginning as soon as practicable 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall not 
thereafter be discontinued. 
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‘‘§ 3526. Refusal of clearance; denial of entry 
‘‘(a) CLEARANCE.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity may withhold or revoke the clearance required 
under section 60105 of any vessel of the owner of a vessel 
to which this subchapter applies, wherever the vessel is 
found, if the owner of the vessel— 
‘‘(1) commits an act or omission for which a 
penalty may be imposed under this subchapter; or 
‘‘(2) fails to pay a penalty imposed on the 
owner under this subchapter. 
‘‘(b) DENIAL OF ENTRY.—The Secretary of the de-
partment in which the Coast Guard is operating may deny 
entry into the United States to a vessel to which this sub-
chapter applies if the owner of the vessel— 
‘‘(1) commits an act or omission for which a 
penalty may be imposed under this subchapter; or 
‘‘(2) fails to pay a penalty imposed on the 
owner under this subchapter.’’. 
SEC. 10. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) APPLICATION.— 
(1) Section 3523, as redesignated by section 2 
of this Act, is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (k); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (l), as 
amended by section 8 of this Act, as subsection 
(k). 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 249 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2799 
[Report No. 113–336, Part I] 
To establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory 
Committee to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture 
on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, recreational shooting, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2013 
Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. WITTMAN, and 
Mr. WALZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agri-
culture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
JANUARY 29, 2014 
Additional sponsors: Mr. HANNA, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. RODNEY 
DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. COBLE 
JANUARY 29, 2014 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
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JANUARY 29, 2014 
The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 23, 2013] 
A BILL 
To establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation 
Council Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries 
of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat 
conservation, hunting, recreational shooting, and for 
other purposes. 
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(2) Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, ap-
peals shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be
made pursuant to such orders, as if this Act had not been
enacted. Orders issued in any such proceedings shall con-
tinue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or
revoked by the Secretary, by a court of competent jurisdic-
tion, or by operation of law.
(3) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to prohibit
the discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding
under the same terms and conditions and to the same ex-
tent that such proceeding could have been discontinued
or modified if this Act had not been enacted.
(4) The Secretary is authorized to promulgate regula-
tions providing for the orderly transfer of proceedings con-
tinued under this subsection to the Department.
(c) NO EFFECT ON JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.—Ex-
cept as provided in subsection (e)—
(1) the provisions of this Act shall not affect
suits commenced prior to the effective date of this
Act, and
(2) in all such suits, proceedings shall be had,
appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same
manner and effect as if this Act had not been en-
acted.
(2) Section 3523, as redesignated by section 2 
of this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘to which this 
section applies’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘to which this subchapter applies’’. 
(3) Section 3524, as redesignated by section 2 
of this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘to which this 
section applies’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘to which this subchapter applies’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF INCIDENT DATA VIA INTER-
NET.—Section 3523(g)(4), as redesignated under section 
2 of this Act, is repealed. 
(c) ELAPSED EFFECTIVE DATES.—Section 3523(a), 
as amended by section 8 of this Act, is further amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (3). 
(d) PROCEDURES.—Section 3523(i), as redesignated 
by section 2 of this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘Within 
6 months after the date of enactment of the Cruise Vessel 
Security and Safety Act of 2010, the’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’. 
(e) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
chapter 35 is amended— 
(1) by inserting before the item relating to sec-
tion 3501 the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I. GENERAL PROVISIONS’’; 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 279 
To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the 
Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2013 
Mr. COLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the author-
ity of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into 
trust for Indian tribes, 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. AUTHORITY REAFFIRMED. 
(a) REAFFIRMATION.—Section 19 of the Act of June 
18, 1934 (commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Reorganization 
Act’’; 25 U.S.C. 479), is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘The term’’ and inserting 
‘‘Effective beginning on June 18, 1934, the 
term’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘any recognized Indian 
tribe now under Federal jurisdiction’’ and in-
serting ‘‘any federally recognized Indian tribe’’; 
and 
(2) by striking the third sentence and inserting 
the following: ‘‘In said sections, the term ‘Indian 
tribe’ means any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, 
band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the 
Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an 
Indian tribe.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the Act of 
June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Reorga-
nization Act’’; 25 U.S.C. 479), on the date of enactment 
of that Act. 
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accordance with law by the President, the Secretary, or
other authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction,
or by operation of law.
(b) PENDING PROCEEDINGS.—(1) The provisions of
any title of this division shall not affect any proceedings,
including notices of proposed rulemaking, or any applica-
tion for any license, permit, certificate, or financial assist-
ance pending on the effective date of any title of this divi-
sion before any department, agency, commission, or com-
ponent thereof, functions of which are transferred by any
title of this division. Such proceedings and applications,
to the extent that they relate to functions so transferred,
shall be continued.
(2) Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, ap-
peals shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be
made pursuant to such orders, as if this Act had not been
enacted. Orders issued in any such proceedings shall con-
tinue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or
revoked by the Secretary, by a court of competent jurisdic-
tion, or by operation of law.
(3) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to prohibit
the discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding
under the same terms and conditions and to the same ex-
tent that such proceeding could have been discontinued
or modified if this Act had not been enacted.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2801 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to physician 
supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2013 
Mrs. NOEM (for herself, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. CRAMER, and Mr. DAINES) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect 
to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital out-
patient services. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Access to 
Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act’’. 
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Secretary for Nonproliferation and Export Controls
who shall be responsible for arms transfers, non-
proliferation policy, and export controls and who
shall report to the Under Secretary for International
Security and Arms Control.’’.
(2) TRANSITION
PROVISION.—The President
may appoint the individual serving as Director of the
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency on the day
before the effective date of this title, or such other
officials appointed by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate and serving within the Depart-
ment of State or the Arms Control and Disar-
mament Agency on the day before the effective date
of this title as the President considers appropriate,
to serve as the acting Assistant Secretary for Arms
Control and Disarmament and to serve as the acting
Assistant Secretary for Nonproliferation and Export
Controls until individuals are appointed to those of-
fices in accordance with section 1(c)(1) of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as
amended by this Act.
CHAPTER 4—CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
SEC. 241. REFERENCES.
Any reference in any statute, reorganization plan,
Executive order, regulation, agreement, determination, or
other official document or proceeding to—
(1) the Director of the United States Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency or any other offi-
cer or employee of the United States Arms Control
and Disarmament Agency shall be deemed to refer
to the Secretary of State; and
(2) the United States Arms Control and Disar-
mament Agency shall be deemed to refer to the De-
partment of State.
SEC. 242. REPEAL OF ESTABLISHMENT OF AGENCY.
Section 21 of the Arms Control and Disarmament
Act (22 U.S.C. 2561; relating to the establishment of the
agency) is repealed.
SEC. 243. REPEAL OF POSITIONS AND OFFICES.
The following sections of the Arms Control and Dis-
armament Act are repealed:
(1) Section 22 (22 U.S.C. 2562; relating to the
Director).
(2) Section 23 (22 U.S.C. 2563; relating to the
Deputy Director).
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‘‘(iv) a communication network for literacy
programs, providers, social service agencies, and
students;
‘‘(B) coordinate support for the provision of lit-
eracy and basic skills services across Federal agen-
cies and at the State and local levels;
‘‘(C) coordinate the support of research and de-
velopment on literacy and basic skills in families and
adults across Federal agencies, especially with the
Office of Educational Research and Improvement,
and carry out basic and applied research and devel-
opment on topics that are not being investigated by
other organizations or agencies;
‘‘(D) collect and disseminate information on
methods of advancing literacy that show great prom-
ise;
‘‘(E) work with the National Education Goals
Panel, assist local, State, and national organizations
and agencies in making and measuring progress to-
ward the National Education Goals, as established
by P.L. 103–227;
‘‘(F) coordinate and share information with na-
tional organizations and associations that are inter-
ested in literacy and workforce development; and
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(C) Describe such goals and progress indi-
cators in the State workforce development and
literacy plan submitted to the Secretary under
section 104.
(2) 
IMPLEMENTATION
REQUIREMENTS.—A
State that receives a grant under this subtitle shall
accomplish the following:
(A) With respect to each local service pro-
vider receiving a grant under paragraph (1) or
(2) of section 432(a), based on the goals and
progress indicators established under paragraph
(1), measure the performance measures de-
scribed in section 110(f) and use the data pro-
duced by such measurement to improve the
quality of services provided to program partici-
pants or service recipients.
(B) Beginning on the date that is 2 years
after the first date that a local service provider
receives a grant under paragraph (1) or (2) of
section 432(a), annually assess the degree to
which the provider is meeting or exceeding the
progress indicators applicable to the provider.
(C) Annually report to the Secretary on
the performance measures described in section
434 for each category described in such section.