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programs and related activities of the State and
of other public or private entities.
(2) LIMITATION.—A funding agreement for an
award under subsection (a) is that the applicant in-
volved will not expend more than 15 percent of the
award in the aggregate for carrying out paragraph
(1) and for the expenses of administering the award
with respect to the State involved, including the
process of receiving payments from the Secretary
under the award, allocating the payments among the
entities that are to develop and operate the commu-
nity health advisor programs involved, and monitor-
ing compliance with the funding agreements made
under this chapter by the applicant.
SEC. 
2314. 
REQUIREMENTS 
REGARDING 
COMMUNITY
HEALTH ADVISOR PROGRAMS.
(a) PURPOSE OF AWARD; HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000
OBJECTIVES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a
funding agreement for an award under section 2313
for an applicant is that the purpose of the award is,
through community health advisor programs under
subsection (b), to assist the State involved in attain-
ing the Healthy People 2000 Objectives (as defined
in subsection (d).
(2) AUTHORITY REGARDING SELECTION OF PRI-
ORITY
OBJECTIVES.—With respect to compliance
with the agreement made under paragraph (1), an
applicant receiving an award under section 2313
may, from among the various Healthy People 2000
Objectives, select one or more Objectives to be given
priority in the operation of a community health advi-
sor program of the applicant, subject to the appli-
cant selecting such priorities in consultation with the
entity that is to carry out the program.
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR PROGRAMS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A funding agreement for an
award under section 2313 for an applicant is that,
in expending the award, the purpose described in
subsection (a)(1) will be carried out in accordance
with the following:
(A) For each community for which the
purpose is to be carried out, the applicant will
establish a program in accordance with this
subsection.
(B) The program will be carried out in a
community only if the applicant has, under sec-
tion 2315(a), identified the community as hav-
ing a significant need for the program.
H. R. 1421—3
railroad retirement and unemployment (except revenue
measures related thereto); and
(2) the Committee on Government Operations of the House
of Representatives shall be treated as referring to the Commit-
tee on the Budget of the House of Representatives in the
case of a provision of law relating to the establishment, exten-
sion, and enforcement of special controls over the Federal
budget.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES IN LAW TO OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.
Any reference in any provision of law enacted before January
4, 1995, to a function, duty, or authority—
(1) of the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall
be treated as referring, with respect to that function, duty,
or authority, to the officer of the House of Representatives
exercising that function, duty, or authority, as determined by
the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representa-
tives;
(2) of the Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives shall
be treated as referring, with respect to that function, duty,
or authority, to the officer of the House of Representatives
exercising that function, duty, or authority, as determined by
the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representa-
tives;
(3) of the Postmaster of the House of Representatives shall
be treated as referring, with respect to that function, duty,
or authority, to the officer of the House of Representatives
exercising that function, duty, or authority, as determined by
the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representa-
tives; and
(4) of the Director of Non-legislative and Financial Services
of the House of Representatives shall be treated as referring,
with respect to that function, duty, or authority, to the officer
of the House of Representatives exercising that function, duty,
or authority, as determined by the Committee on House Over-
sight of the House of Representatives.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
(1) The people of the United States celebrate 
cultural and linguistic diversity and seek to prepare 
students with skills to succeed in the 21st century. 
(2) It is fitting to commend the dedication of 
students who have achieved proficiency in multiple 
languages and to encourage their peers to follow in 
their footsteps. 
(3) The study of world languages in elementary 
and secondary schools should be encouraged because 
it contributes to a student’s cognitive development 
and to the national economy and security. 
(4) Recognition of student achievement in lan-
guage proficiency will enable institutions of higher 
education and employers to readily recognize and ac-
knowledge the valuable expertise of bilingual stu-
dents in academia and the workplace. 
(5) California has pioneered the first State sys-
tem in the Nation to recognize students for achiev-
ing proficiency in multiple languages. In 2012, Cali-
fornia awarded a Seal of Biliteracy to over 10,000 
graduating high school seniors in 37 school districts. 
(6) Students in every State should be able to 
benefit from a Seal of Biliteracy program. 
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Union Calendar No. 321 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2548 
[Report No. 113–433, Part I] 
A BILL 
To establish a comprehensive United States Gov-
ernment policy to assist countries in sub-Saharan 
Africa to develop an appropriate mix of power so-
lutions for more broadly distributed electricity 
access in order to support poverty alleviation and 
drive economic growth, and for other purposes. 
MAY 2, 2014 
Reported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs with 
amendments 
MAY 2, 2014 
The Committee on Financial Services discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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(C) The program will be operated by a
public or nonprofit private entity with experi-
ence in providing health or health-related social
services to individuals who are underserved with
respect to such services.
(D) The services of the program, as speci-
fied in paragraph (2), will be provided prin-
cipally by community health advisors (as de-
fined in subsection (d)).
(2) AUTHORIZED
PROGRAM
SERVICES.—For
purposes of paragraph (1)(D), the services specified
in this paragraph for a program are as follows:
(A) The program will collaborate with
health care providers and related entities in
order to facilitate the provision of health serv-
ices and health-related social services (including
collaborating with local health departments,
community health centers, migrant health cen-
ters, rural health clinics, hospitals, physicians
and nurses, providers of health education, and
providers of social services).
(B) The program will provide public edu-
cation on health promotion and disease preven-
tion and facilitate the use of available health
services and health-related social services.
(C) The program will provide health-relat-
ed counseling.
(D) The program will provide referrals for
available health services and health-related so-
cial services.
(E) For the purpose of increasing the ca-
pacity of individuals to utilize health services
and health-related social services under Federal,
State, and local programs, the following condi-
tions will be met:
(i) The program will assist individuals
in establishing eligibility under the pro-
grams and in receiving the services or
other benefits of the programs.
(ii) The program will provide such
other services as the Secretary determines
to be appropriate, which services may in-
clude (but are not limited to) transpor-
tation and translation services.
(F) The program will provide outreach
services to inform the community of the avail-
ability of the services of the program.
(G) The program will undertake special
outreach activities to—
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 447
AN ACT
To establish a toll free number in the Department of Com-
merce to assist consumers in determining if products
are American-made.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 254 RDS 
SEC. 7. PAYGO. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
SEC. 8. LIMITATION ON THE USE OF FUNDS. 
The authority under the provisions of section 301 of 
the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–381; 
42 U.S.C. 16421a) shall not be used to fund any study 
or construction of transmission facilities developed as a 
result of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 9, 2013. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2551 
To amend the Small Business Act to ensure that certain Federal contracts 
are set aside for small businesses, to enhance services to small businesses 
that are disadvantaged, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2013 
Mr. RUSH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Small Business, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Serv-
ices and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to ensure that certain 
Federal contracts are set aside for small businesses, to 
enhance services to small businesses that are disadvan-
taged, 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 ‘‘Expanding Opportuni-
ties for Main Street Act of 2013’’. 
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TITLE I—SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 101. CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL BUSI-
NESS CONCERNS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘eligible contract’’ means any con-
tract for the acquisition of goods or services that is 
in an amount (including options) of more than 
$3,000 and less than $500,000; and 
(2) the term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the 
meaning given that term under section 3(a) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)). 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, a Federal department or agency shall, to the 
extent practicable, award to a small business concern each 
eligible contract let by the department or agency. 
(c) SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS.—A Federal depart-
ment or agency may award an eligible contract as a sole 
source contract to a small business concern if at least 1 
small business concern submits an offer with respect to 
the eligible contract. 
(d) AWARD
TO
SMALL
BUSINESS
NOT
PRAC-
TICABLE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If a contracting officer of a 
Federal department or agency determines that 
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Title I
SEC. 107. SUSPENSION OF ACTIVITIES.
(a) SUSPENSION UPON PAYMENT
OF AUTHORITY
OBLIGATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the expiration of the
12-month period which begins on the date that the
Authority certifies that all obligations arising from
the issuance by the Authority of bonds, notes, or
other obligations pursuant to subtitle B of title II
have been discharged, and that all borrowings by the
Authority pursuant to title VI of the District of Co-
lumbia Revenue Act of 1939 (sec. 47–3401, D.C.
Code) have been repaid, the Authority shall suspend
any activities carried out under this Act and the
terms of the members of the Authority shall expire.
(2) NO SUSPENSION DURING CONTROL YEAR.—
The Authority may not suspend its activities pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) at any time during a control
year.
(b) REACTIVATION UPON INITIATION OF CONTROL
PERIOD.—Upon receiving notice from the Chairs of the
Appropriations Committees of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate that a control period has been initi-
ated (as described in section 209) at any time after the
Authority suspends its activities under subsection (a), the
President shall appoint members of the Authority, and the
Authority shall carry out activities under this Act, in the
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1346
To amend the guarantee fee provisions of the Federal Ship Mortgage
Insurance program in the Merchant Marine Act, 1936.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 29, 1995
Mr. SPENCE (for himself, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. BATEMAN, and Mr. TAYLOR of
Mississippi) (all by request) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on National Security
A BILL
To amend the guarantee fee provisions of the Federal Ship
Mortgage Insurance program in the Merchant Marine
Act, 1936.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COMPUTATION OF FEE FOR LOAN GUARAN-
TEES UNDER TITLE XI OF MERCHANT MA-
RINE ACT, 1936.
Section 1104A(e) of title XI of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1274(e)) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(e) GUARANTEE FEES.—The Secretary is author-
ized to fix a fee for the guarantee of an obligation under
this title. All guarantee fees shall be computed and shall
be payable to the Secretary under such regulations as the
Secretary may prescribe: Provided, That the rate govern-
ing such a fee shall not be less than 3⁄4 of 1 percent per
annum nor more than 11⁄2 percent per annum; and: Pro-
vided, further, That when moneys are first advanced under
a guaranteed obligation, the project’s entire fee payment
shall be made by the obligor to the Secretary in an amount
equal to the sum of the present value of the separate prod-
ucts obtained by applying the guarantee fee rate to the
projected amount of the guaranteed obligations outstand-
ing, excluding the average amount (except interest) on de-
posit in the escrow fund created under section 1108 of
this Act, for each year of the stated maturity of the guar-
antee obligation. Such regulations shall provide that the
discount rate for calculating the present value of each
product shall be a rate determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, taking into consideration current market yields
on outstanding obligations of the United States of com-
parable maturity. Such regulations shall also provide a
formula for determining the creditworthiness of obligors
under which the most creditworthy obligors pay a fee com-
puted on the lowest allowable percentage and the least
creditworthy obligors pay a fee which may be computed
on the highest allowable percentage. Under no cir-
cumstances may the Secretary refund the guarantee fee
to the obligor. A guarantee fee paid pursuant to this sec-
tion may be included in actual cost and is eligible to be
financed under this title.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1347
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for certain maritime
programs of the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 29, 1995
Mr. SPENCE (for himself, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. BATEMAN, and Mr. TAYLOR of
Mississippi) (all by request) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on National Security
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for certain
maritime programs of the Department of Transportation,
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 ‘‘Maritime Administra-
tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL
YEAR 1996.
Funds are authorized to be appropriated without fis-
cal year limitation for the use of the Department of Trans-
portation for fiscal year 1996, as follows:
(1) For payment of obligations incurred for op-
erating-differential 
subsidy, 
not 
to 
exceed
$162,610,000.
(2) For payments pursuant to operating agree-
ments for vessels enrolled in the Maritime Security
Program, $175,000,000, of which $75,000,000 shall
be held in reserve for contract termination costs.
(3) For expenses necessary for operations and
training activities, not to exceed $81,650,000.
(4) For the costs, as defined in section 502 of
the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of guaran-
teed loans authorized by title XI of the Merchant
Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1271 et seq.),
$48,000,000. In addition, for administrative ex-
penses related to loan guarantee commitments under
title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App.
U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), $4,000,000.
SEC. 3. MERCHANT SHIPS SALES ACT OF 1946 AMENDMENT.
Section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946
(50 App. U.S.C. 1744) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Navy,’’ in sub-
section (b)(2) and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Defense,’’;
and
(2) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating
subsection (d) as subsection (c).
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF WAR RISK INSURANCE AUTHORITY.
Section 1214 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46
App. U.S.C. 1294) is amended by striking ‘‘June 30,
1995’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2000’’.
SEC. 5. SUBMISSION OF REPORT ON CONDITION OF PUBLIC
PORTS.
Section 308(c) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ‘‘even-numbered’’ between ‘‘each’’
and ‘‘year’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1349
To authorize expenditures for fiscal year 1996 for the operation and
maintenance of the Panama Canal, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 29, 1995
Mr. SPENCE (for himself, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. BATEMAN, and Mr. TAYLOR of
Mississippi) (all by request) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on National Security
A BILL
To authorize expenditures for fiscal year 1996 for the oper-
ation and maintenance of the Panama Canal, 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 ‘‘Panama Canal Com-
mission Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1996’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES.
(a) Except as specified in subsection (b), the Panama
Canal Commission is authorized to make such expendi-
tures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority
available to it in accordance with law, and to make such
contracts and commitments, without regard to fiscal year
limitations, and to be derived from the Panama Canal
Commission Revolving Fund, as may be necessary under
the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3601), for the
operation, maintenance, and improvement of the Panama
Canal for fiscal year 1996.
(b) For fiscal year 1996, the Panama Canal Commis-
sion is authorized to make expenditures from the Panama
Canal Commission Revolving Fund for administrative ex-
penses, not to exceed $50,741,000 (including not to exceed
$11,000 for official reception and representation expenses
of the Board; not to exceed $5,000 for official reception
and representation expenses of the Secretary; and not to
exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation
expenses of the Administrator).
(c) Funds available to the Panama Canal Commission
shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed 38 pas-
senger motor vehicles for replacement only (including
large heavy-duty vehicles used to transport Commission
personnel across the Isthmus of Panama), the purchase
price of which shall not exceed $19,500 per vehicle.
SEC. 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Expenditures authorized under this Act may be made
only in accordance with the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977
and related agreements, and any law of the United States
implementing those agreements.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 134
To suspend Federal education benefits to individuals convicted of drug
offenses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. SOLOMON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities
A BILL
To suspend Federal education benefits to individuals
convicted of drug offenses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR DRUG-
RELATED OFFENSES.
Section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1091) is amended by adding at the end thereof
the following new subsection:
‘‘(q) SUSPENSION
OF
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
DRUG-
RELATED OFFENSES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An individual student who
has been convicted of any offense under any Federal
or State law involving the possession or sale of a
controlled substance shall not be eligible to receive
any grant, loan, or work assistance under this title
during the period beginning on the date of such con-
viction and ending after the interval specified in the
following table:
‘‘If convicted of an offense involving:
The possession of a controlled substance:
Ineligibility period is:
1st offense ................................................
1 year
2nd offense ...............................................
2 years
3rd offense ................................................
indefinite
The sale of a controlled substance:
1st offense ................................................
2 years
2nd offense ...............................................
indefinite
‘‘(2) REHABILITATION.—A student whose eligi-
bility has been suspended under paragraph (1) may
resume eligibility before the end of the period deter-
mined under such paragraph if the student satisfac-
torily completes a drug rehabilitation program that
complies with such criteria as the Secretary shall
prescribe for purposes of this paragraph.
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this subsection,
the term ‘controlled substance’ has the meaning
given in section 102(6) of the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)).’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 1 shall apply with
respect to financial assistance to cover the costs of attend-
ance for periods of enrollment beginning after the date
of enactment of this Act.
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