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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2260 
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to ensure basic conservation 
measures are implemented by farmers who receive Federal crop insurance 
premium assistance. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2013 
Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself and Mr. FORTENBERRY) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to ensure basic 
conservation measures are implemented by farmers who 
receive Federal crop insurance premium assistance. 
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 ‘‘Crop Insurance Ac-
countability Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. HIGHLY ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CON-
SERVATION FOR CROP INSURANCE. 
(a) HIGHLY ERODIBLE LAND PROGRAM INELIGI-
BILITY.— 
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information which the Secretary deems necessary to carry
out the objectives of this section.’’.
(b) The table of sections for chapter 21 of title 46,
United States Code, is amended by inserting between the
items relating to section 2103 and section 2104 the follow-
ing:
‘‘2103a. Safety management and alternative compliance.’’.
SEC. 1103. USE OF REPORTS, DOCUMENTS, AND CERTIFI-
CATES.
(a) Chapter 31 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by adding a new section 3103 to read as follows:
‘‘§ 3103. Use of reports, documents, and certificates
‘‘In carrying out this part, the Secretary may use re-
ports, documents, and certificates issued by persons who
the Secretary determines may be relied upon with regard
to marine safety, security, and environmental protection.’’.
(b) The table of sections for chapter 31 of title 46,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘3103. Use of reports, documents, and certificates.’’.
SEC. 1104. EQUIPMENT APPROVAL.
Section 3306(b) of title 46, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b)(1) Equipment subject to regulation under this
section may not be used on any vessel without prior ap-
proval as prescribed by regulation.
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$12,880,000 in the case of fiscal year 1995, $14,200,000
in the case of fiscal year 1996, and not more than
$17,250,000 in the case of fiscal year 1997 shall be avail-
able for such highway bridge projects. The Secretary shall
transfer these allocations and the responsibility for admin-
istration of these funds to the United States Coast
Guard.’’.
SEC. 102. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH
AND TRAINING.
(a) The Coast Guard is authorized an end-of-year
strength for active duty personnel of 38,400 as of Septem-
ber 30, 1996. The authorized strength does not include
members of the Ready Reserve called to active duty for
special or emergency augmentation of regular Coast
Guard forces for periods of 180 days or less.
(b) For fiscal year 1996, the Coast Guard is author-
ized average military training student loads as follows:
(1) For recruit and special training, 1,604 stu-
dent years.
(2) For flight training, 85 student years.
(3) For professional training in military and ci-
vilian institutions, 330 student years.
(4) For officer acquisition, 874 student years.
(c) The Coast Guard is authorized an end-of-year
strength for active duty personnel of 38,400 as of Septem-
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1147
To encourage liberalization inside the People’s Republic of China and Tibet.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 7, 1995
Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, and Mr.
SOLOMON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on International Relations
A BILL
To encourage liberalization inside the People’s Republic of
China and Tibet.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES.
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this Act to create
principles governing the conduct of United States eco-
nomic cooperation projects in the People’s Republic of
China and Tibet.
(b) PRINCIPLES.—It is the sense of the Congress that
any United States economic cooperation project in the
(4) SERVICE.—The term ‘‘Service’’ means the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 
(5) WATER DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘water development agency’’ means the Army Corps 
of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, or the 
Tennessee Valley Authority. 
(f) LISTING OF MITIGATION FISHERY FACILITIES.— 
The mitigation fishery facilities referred to in subsection 
(f) are as follows: 
(1) In Arkansas— 
(A) Greers Ferry National Fish Hatchery; 
and 
(B) Norfork National Fish Hatchery. 
(2) In Georgia— 
(A) Chattahoochee Forest National Fish 
Hatchery; and 
(B) Warm Springs Fish Health Center. 
(3) In Kentucky, Wolf Creek National Fish 
Hatchery. 
(4) In Missouri, Neosho National Fish Hatch-
ery. 
(5) In Montana— 
(A) Ennis National Fish Hatchery; and 
(B) Bozeman Fish Health Center. 
(6) In North Dakota— 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1148
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit penalty-free
withdrawals by unemployed individuals from certain retirement plans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 7, 1995
Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. FORBES, Mr. TRAFI-
CANT, Mr. KING, Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. SAXTON,
Mr. ACKERMAN, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. WATT of North Carolina, Ms.
LOFGREN, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. MCCRERY,
and Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit
penalty-free withdrawals by unemployed individuals from
certain retirement plans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM CERTAIN PLANS MAY BE
USED WITHOUT PENALTY DURING PERIODS
OF UNEMPLOYMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exceptions
to 10-percent additional tax on early distributions from
qualified retirement plans) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) 
DISTRIBUTIONS
FROM
CERTAIN
PLANS DURING PERIODS OF UNEMPLOYMENT.—
Distributions to an individual from an individ-
ual retirement plan, or from amounts attrib-
utable to employer contributions made pursuant
to elective deferrals described in subparagraph
(A) or (C) of section 402(g)(3) or section
501(c)(18)(D)(iii), during a period—
‘‘(i) for which such individual is re-
ceiving unemployment compensation (as
defined in section 85(b)), or
‘‘(ii) for which such individual would
have been entitled to receive unemployment
compensation (as so defined) but for—
‘‘(I) the termination of the period
during which such compensation was
payable, or
‘‘(II) an exhaustion of such indi-
vidual’s rights to such compensation.
The preceding sentence shall apply only to the
extent that the amount of the distributions dur-
ing any period do not exceed the reasonable liv-
ing expenses of the taxpayer for such period.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Subparagraph (B) of section 72(t)(2) of
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘or (C)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, (C) or (D)’’.
(2) Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i) of such Code is
amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subclause
(III), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subclause (IV)
and inserting ‘‘or’’, and by inserting after subclause
(IV) the following new subclause:
‘‘(V) the date on which a period
referred to in section 72(t)(2)(D) be-
gins, and’’.
(3) Section 403(b)(11) of such Code is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (A),
by striking the period at the end of subparagraph
(B) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, and by inserting after sub-
paragraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) for distributions to which 72(t)(2)(D)
applies.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to payments and distributions after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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oil and gas development in such area could not be 
effectively mitigated, and what steps the Secretary 
took to try and do so. After submittal of such report 
to such Governors, each such Governor shall be pro-
vided 60 days within which to offer alternative views 
on why the Secretary’s findings are not consistent 
with the national economic interest and why oil and 
gas development in the area concerned can be effec-
tively mitigated. 
‘‘(4) NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS OF PLAN.— 
The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register 
a notice of the effectiveness of each oil and gas leas-
ing program issued under this section on the date 
such program takes effect.’’. 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1149
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the nonrecogni-
tion of gain on the sale of a principal residence if the taxpayer is
unemployed.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 7, 1995
Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. FORBES, Mr. TRAFI-
CANT, Mr. KING, Mr. FOX, of Pennsylvania, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. SAXTON,
Mr. ACKERMAN, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr.
SERRANO, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, and Mr. MCCRERY) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for the nonrecognition of gain on the sale of a principal
residence if the taxpayer is unemployed.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NONRECOGNITION OF GAIN ON SALE OF PRIN-
CIPAL RESIDENCE IF TAXPAYER IS UNEM-
PLOYED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 121 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to one-time
exclusion of gain from sale of principal residence by indi-
vidual who has attained age 55) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(10) SPECIAL RULES FOR RESIDENCE SOLD
DURING PERIOD OF UNEMPLOYMENT.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(1)
shall not apply to the sale or exchange of any
residence during a period while the taxpayer or
the taxpayer’s spouse is unemployed.
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION
OF
UNEMPLOY-
MENT.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), an
individual shall be treated as unemployed dur-
ing any period—
‘‘(i) for which such individual is re-
ceiving unemployment compensation (as
defined in section 85(b)), or
‘‘(ii) for which such individual would
have been entitled to receive unemployment
compensation (as so defined) but for—
‘‘(I) the termination of the period
during which such compensation was
payable, or
‘‘(II) an exhaustion of such indi-
vidual’s rights to such compensation.
‘‘(C) REDUCTION
IN
MAXIMUM
EXCLU-
SION.—In the case of a sale or exchange of any
residence to which subparagraph (A) applies,
the amount of the gain excluded from gross in-
come under subsection (a) shall not exceed the
excess (if any) of—
‘‘(i) the applicable dollar amount con-
tained in subsection (b)(1), over
‘‘(ii) the aggregate amount of gain ex-
cluded from gross income under subsection
(a) with respect to all prior sales and ex-
changes (other than a sale or exchange
which is not taken into account by reason
of subsection (b)(3)).
‘‘(D) ADDITIONAL
ELECTION.—Any elec-
tion under this section with respect to any resi-
dence to which subparagraph (A) applies shall
not be taken into account in determining
whether any other election may be made under
this section.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to sales and exchanges after the
date of the enactment of this Act in taxable years ending
after such date.
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tic, formulated product, or chemical substance pro-
duced from renewable biomass.’’. 
SEC. 9002. BIOBASED MARKETS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9002 of the Farm Secu-
rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(A)(i)— 
(i) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(ii) in subclause (II)(bb), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(III) 
establish 
a 
targeted 
biobased-only 
procurement 
require-
ment under which the procuring agen-
cy shall issue a certain number of 
biobased-only contracts when the pro-
curing agency is purchasing products, 
or purchasing services that include the 
use of products, that are included in 
a biobased product category des-
ignated by the Secretary.’’; and 
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SECTION 1. JUDICIAL CENTER DESIGNATION. 
The United States Federal Judicial Center located at 
333 West Broadway Street in San Diego, California, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘John Rhoades Federal 
Judicial Center’’. The Judicial Center includes the Fed-
eral property located at 221 West Broadway, 333 West 
Broadway, 880 Front Street, 325 West F Street, 808 
Union Street, and the adjoining plaza. 
SEC. 2. COURTHOUSE BUILDING DESIGNATION. 
The United States courthouse located at 333 West 
Broadway in San Diego, California, shall be known and 
designated as the ‘‘James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep 
United States Courthouse’’. 
SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the United 
States Federal Judicial Center referred to in section 1 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘John Rhoades 
Federal Judicial Center’’. Any reference in a law, map, 
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the United States courthouse located at 333 
West Broadway Street in San Diego, California, referred 
to in section 2 shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
‘‘James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep United States 
Courthouse’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2266 
To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
Act to require certain systemically important entities to account for 
the financial benefit they receive as a result of the expectations on 
the part of shareholders, creditors, and counterparties of such entities 
that the Government will shield them from losses in the event of failure, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2013 
Mr. CAPUANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Con-
sumer Protection Act to require certain systemically im-
portant entities to account for the financial benefit they 
receive as a result of the expectations on the part of 
shareholders, creditors, and counterparties of such enti-
ties that the Government will shield them from losses 
in the event of failure, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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of the penalties in this section, or if reasonable cause ex-
ists to believe that the owner, operator, or person in
charge may be subject to any of the penalties in this sec-
tion, the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the request of
the Secretary, shall with respect to such vessel refuse or
revoke—
‘‘(1) the clearance required by section 4197 of
the Revised Statutes of the United States (46 App.
U.S.C. 91); or
‘‘(2) a permit to depart required under section
443 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1443);
as applicable. Clearance or a permit refused or revoked
under this subsection may be granted upon filing of a bond
or other surety satisfactory to the Secretary.’’.
(d) Section 3718(e) of title 46, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(e) If any owner, operator, or person in charge of
a vessel is liable for any penalty or fine in this section,
or if reasonable cause exists to believe that the owner, op-
erator, or person in charge may be subject to any penalty
or fine in this section, the Secretary of the Treasury, upon
the request of the Secretary, shall with respect to such
vessel refuse or revoke—
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1150
To require professional boxers to wear headgear during all professional fights
in the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 7, 1995
Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities
A BILL
To require professional boxers to wear headgear during all
professional fights in the United States.
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 ‘‘Professional Boxing
Safety Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. HEADGEAR REQUIREMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL
BOXERS.
Any individual who participates as a boxer in a pro-
fessional boxing match shall, during such participation,
wear headgear that meets the standards established by the
International Olympic Committee.
SEC. 3. CIVIL PENALTY.
The Attorney General of the United States may im-
pose a civil monetary penalty against any State boxing au-
thority if the Attorney General determines on the record
after opportunity for an agency hearing that the State
boxing authority has allowed a boxer to participate in a
professional boxing match without the headgear required
by section 2. The civil monetary penalty may not exceed
$1,000,000 for each violation.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) PROFESSIONAL BOXING MATCH.—The term
‘‘professional boxing match’’ means a boxing contest
held in a State between individuals for compensation
or a prize, and does not include any amateur boxing
match.
(2) STATE.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘State’’
means any State of the United States, the Dis-
trict of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mari-
ana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Virgin Is-
lands, any other territory or possession of the
United States, and any Indian tribe.
(B) INDIAN
TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian
tribe’’ means any Indian tribe, band, nation,
pueblo, or other organized group or community
which is recognized as eligible for the special
programs and services provided by the United
States to Indians because of their status as In-
dians and is recognized as possessing powers of
self-government.
(3) STATE
BOXING
AUTHORITY.—The term
‘‘State boxing authority’’ means a State agency with
authority to regulate professional boxing.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Sections 2 and 3 shall take effect 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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tired personnel and their dependents under chapter
55 of title 10, United States Code, such sums as
may be necessary.
(5) For alteration or removal of railroad and
railroad/highway bridges over navigable waters of
the United States constituting obstructions to navi-
gation associated with the Bridge Alteration Pro-
gram, such sums as may be necessary, to remain
available until expended.
(6) For necessary expenses to carry out the
Coast Guard’s environmental compliance and res-
toration functions, other than parts and equipment
associated with operations and maintenance, under
chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, at Coast
Guard facilities, such sums as may be necessary, to
remain available until expended.
(c) Section 104 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
‘‘(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections
101(d) and 144 of title 23, United States Code, highway
bridges determined to be unreasonable obstructions to
navigation under the Truman-Hobbs Act may be funded
from amounts set aside from the discretionary bridge pro-
gram. Of the amount authorized for each fiscal year for
the discretionary bridge program, not more than
alien is removable or not lawfully present in the 
United States; or 
(2) issue a detainer that would allow aliens who 
have served a State prison sentence to be detained 
by the State prison until personnel from United 
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement can 
take the alien into custody. 
(c) TECHNOLOGY USAGE.—Technology such as video 
conferencing shall be used to the maximum extent prac-
ticable in order to make the Institutional Removal Pro-
gram available in remote locations. Mobile access to Fed-
eral databases of aliens, such as IDENT, and live scan 
technology shall be used to the maximum extent prac-
ticable in order to make these resources available to State 
and local law enforcement agencies in remote locations. 
SEC. 12. STATE CRIMINAL ALIEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
(SCAAP). 
Section 241(i)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this subsection such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal year 2014 and each subsequent fis-
cal year.’’. 
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SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary for fiscal year 2014 and each subsequent fiscal year 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act. 
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