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mineral lessees and other royalty payors on amounts re-
ceived in settlement or other resolution of disputes under,
and for partial or complete termination of, sales agree-
ments for minerals from Federal and Indian leases.
OIL SPILL RESEARCH
For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes of
title I, section 1016, title IV, sections 4202 and 4303, title
VII, and title VIII, section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act
of 1990, $6,440,000, which shall be derived from the Oil
Spill Liability Trust Fund, to remain available until ex-
pended.
BUREAU OF MINES
MINES AND MINERALS
For expenses necessary for the orderly closure of the
Bureau of Mines, $87,000,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings,
equipment, other contributions, and fees from public and
private sources, and to prosecute projects using such con-
tributions and fees in cooperation with other Federal,
State or private agencies: Provided, That the Bureau of
Mines is authorized, during the current fiscal year, to sell
directly or through any Government agency, including cor-
porations, any metal or mineral products that may be
manufactured in pilot plants operated by the Bureau of
Mines, and the proceeds of such sales shall be covered into
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the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary is authorized to convey, without reimbursement,
title and all interest of the United States in property and
facilities of the United States Bureau of Mines in Juneau,
Alaska to the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska; in
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to The University of Alabama; in
Rolla, Missouri, to the University of Missouri-Rolla; and
in other localities to such university or government entities
as the Secretary deems appropriate.
OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND
ENFORCEMENT
REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977, Public Law 95–87, as amended, including the pur-
chase of not to exceed 15 passenger motor vehicles for re-
placement only; $92,751,000, and notwithstanding 31
U.S.C. 3302, an additional amount shall be credited to
this account, to remain available until expended, from per-
formance bond forfeitures in fiscal year 1996: Provided,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of the Interior, pursuant to regulations, may utilize
directly or through grants to States, moneys collected in
fiscal year 1996 pursuant to the assessment of civil pen-
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alties under section 518 of the Surface Mining Control
and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1268), to reclaim
lands adversely affected by coal mining practices after Au-
gust 3, 1977, to remain available until expended: Provided
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
appropriations for the Office of Surface Mining Reclama-
tion and Enforcement may provide for the travel and per
diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Of-
fice of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
sponsored training.
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
Act of 1977, Public Law 95–87, as amended, including
the purchase of not more than 22 passenger motor vehicles
for replacement only, $176,327,000, to be derived from
receipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and
to remain available until expended, of which $5,000,000
shall be used for supplemental grants to States for the
reclamation of abandoned sites with acid mine rock drain-
age from coal mines through the Appalachian Clean
Streams Initiative: Provided, That grants to minimum
program States will be $1,500,000 per State in fiscal year
1996: Provided further, That of the funds herein provided
up to $18,000,000 may be used for the emergency pro-
gram authorized by section 410 of Public Law 95–87, as
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amended, of which no more than 25 per centum shall be
used for emergency reclamation projects in any one State
and funds for Federally-administered emergency reclama-
tion projects under this proviso shall not exceed
$11,000,000: Provided further, That donations credited to
the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, pursuant to sec-
tion 401(b)(3) of Public Law 95–87, are hereby appro-
priated and shall be available until expended to support
projects under the Appalachian Clean Streams Initiative,
directly, through agreements with other Federal agencies,
as otherwise authorized, or through grants to States or
local governments, or tax-exempt private entities: Provided
further, That prior year unobligated funds appropriated
for the emergency reclamation program shall not be sub-
ject to the 25 per centum limitation per State and may
be used without fiscal year limitation for emergency
projects: Provided further, That pursuant to Public Law
97–365, the Department of the Interior is authorized to
utilize up to 20 per centum from the recovery of the delin-
quent debt owed to the United States Government to pay
for contracts to collect these debts.
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS
For operation of Indian programs by direct expendi-
ture, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and
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grants including expenses necessary to provide education
and welfare services for Indians, either directly or in co-
operation with States and other organizations, including
payment of care, tuition, assistance, and other expenses
of Indians in boarding homes, or institutions, or schools;
grants and other assistance to needy Indians; maintenance
of law and order; management, development, improve-
ment, and protection of resources and appurtenant facili-
ties under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
including payment of irrigation assessments and charges;
acquisition of water rights; advances for Indian industrial
and business enterprises; operation of Indian arts and
crafts shops and museums; development of Indian arts
and crafts, as authorized by law; for the general adminis-
tration of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, including such
expenses in field offices; maintaining of Indian reservation
roads as defined in section 101 of title 23, United States
Code; and construction, repair, and improvement of Indian
housing, $1,508,777,000 (plus $851,000), of which not to
exceed $106,126,000 shall be for payments to tribes and
tribal organizations for contract support costs associated
with ongoing contracts or grants or compacts entered into
with the Bureau of Indian Affairs prior to fiscal year
1996, as authorized by the Indian Self-Determination Act
of 1975, as amended, and $5,000,000 shall be for the In-
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dian Self-Determination Fund, which shall be available for
the transitional cost of initial or expanded tribal contracts,
grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements with the Bu-
reau of Indian Affairs under the provisions of the Indian
Self-Determination Act; and of which not to exceed
$330,711,000 for school operations costs of Bureau-fund-
ed schools and other education programs shall become
available for obligation on July 1, 1996, and shall remain
available for obligation until September 30, 1997; and of
which not to exceed $67,138,000 for higher education
scholarships, adult vocational training, and assistance to
public schools under the Johnson O’Malley Act shall re-
main available for obligation until September 30, 1997;
and of which not to exceed $74,814,000 shall remain
available until expended for trust funds management,
housing improvement, road maintenance, attorney fees,
litigation support, self-governance grants, the Indian Self-
Determination Fund, and the Navajo-Hopi Settlement
Program: Provided, That tribes and tribal contractors may
use their tribal priority allocations for unmet indirect costs
of ongoing contracts, grants or compact agreements: Pro-
vided further, That funds made available to tribes and
tribal organizations through contracts or grants obligated
during fiscal year 1996, as authorized by the Indian Self-
Determination Act of 1975 (88 Stat. 2203; 25 U.S.C. 450
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et seq.), or grants authorized by the Indian Education
Amendments of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2001 and 2008A) shall
remain available until expended by the contractor or
grantee: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the statute of limitations shall not com-
mence to run on any claim, including any claim in litiga-
tion pending on the date of this Act, concerning losses to
or mismanagement of trust funds, until the affected tribe
or individual Indian has been furnished with the account-
ing of such funds from which the beneficiary can deter-
mine whether there has been a loss: Provided further, That
to provide funding uniformity within a Self-Governance
Compact, any funds provided in this Act with availability
for more than one year may be reprogrammed to one year
availability but shall remain available within the Compact
until expended: Provided further, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, Indian tribal governments may,
by appropriate changes in eligibility criteria or by other
means, change eligibility for general assistance or change
the amount of general assistance payments for individuals
within the service area of such tribe who are otherwise
deemed eligible for general assistance payments so long
as such changes are applied in a consistent manner to in-
dividuals similarly situated: Provided further, That any
savings realized by such changes shall be available for use
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local educational agency at least 90
days before the child is eligible for
preschool services under part B of
this Act in accordance with State law;
and
‘‘(III) with the approval of the
family, make reasonable efforts to
convene a conference among the lead
agency, the family, and providers of
other appropriate services for children
who are not eligible for preschool serv-
ices under part B;
‘‘(B) review the child’s program options for
the period from the child’s third birthday
through the remainder of the school year; and
‘‘(C) establish a transition plan, and’’.
(b) Section 678(b) of the IDEA is amended—
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking out ‘‘infants
and toddlers with disabilities and their families’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘infants and toddlers and
their families under this part’’; and
(2) in paragraph (7)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘traditionally’’; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘and rural’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘rural, and inner-city’’.
IIB 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3304 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 29, 2013 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
AN ACT 
To authorize and request the President to award the Medal 
of Honor to Bennie G. Adkins and Donald P. Sloat 
of the United States Army for acts of valor during 
the Vietnam Conflict and to authorize the award of the 
Medal of Honor to certain other veterans who were pre-
viously recommended for award of the Medal of Honor. 
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H. R. 3304—493 
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program 
FY 2014 
Request 
Agreement 
Authorized 
Total, Defense Environmental Cleanup .....................................
5,316,909 
5,015,409 
Other Defense Activities 
Health, safety and security 
Health, safety and security ..................................................
143,616 
143,616 
Program direction .................................................................
108,301 
108,301 
Total, Health, safety and security ........................................
251,917 
251,917 
Specialized security activities ......................................................
196,322 
205,900 
Office of Legacy Management 
Legacy management .............................................................
163,271 
163,271 
Program direction .................................................................
13,712 
13,712 
Total, Office of Legacy Management ...................................
176,983 
176,983 
Defense-related activities 
Defense related administrative support 
Chief financial officer ............................................................
38,979 
38,979 
Chief information officer .......................................................
79,857 
79,857 
Total, Defense related administrative support .................
118,836 
118,836 
Office of hearings and appeals ....................................................
5,022 
5,022 
Subtotal, Other defense activities ...............................................
749,080 
758,658 
Total, Other Defense Activities ....................................................
749,080 
758,658 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3308 
To require a Federal agency to include language in certain educational and 
advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and 
disseminated at taxpayer expense. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 22, 2013 
Mr. LONG (for himself and Mr. WESTMORELAND) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform 
A BILL 
To require a Federal agency to include language in certain 
educational and advertising materials indicating that 
such materials are produced and disseminated at tax-
payer expense. 
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 ‘‘Taxpayer Trans-
parency Act of 2013’’. 
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the Marshall Islands as provided for in sections 122, 221,
223, 232, and 233 of the Compacts of Free Association,
and for economic assistance and necessary expenses for
the Republic of Palau as provided for in sections 122, 221,
223, 232, and 233 of the Compact of Free Association,
$24,938,000, to remain available until expended, as au-
thorized by Public Law 99–239 and Public Law 99–658:
Provided, That notwithstanding section 112 of Public Law
101–219 (103 Stat. 1873), the Secretary of the Interior
may agree to technical changes in the specifications for
the project described in the subsidiary agreement nego-
tiated under section 212(a) of the Compact of Free Asso-
ciation, Public Law 99–658, or its annex, if the changes
do not result in increased costs to the United States.
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary
of the Interior, $55,982,000, of which not to exceed
$7,500 may be for official reception and representation
expenses.
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor,
$34,608,000.
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ENERGY CONSERVATION
For necessary expenses in carrying out energy con-
servation activities, $552,871,000, to remain available
until expended, including, notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, the excess amount for fiscal year 1996 deter-
mined under the provisions of section 3003(d) of Public
Law 99–509 (15 U.S.C. 4502), and of which $16,000,000
shall be derived from available unobligated balances in the
Biomass Energy Development account: Provided, That
$133,946,000 shall be for use in energy conservation pro-
grams as defined in section 3008(3) of Public Law 99–
509 (15 U.S.C. 4507) and shall not be available until ex-
cess amounts are determined under the provisions of sec-
tion 3003(d) of Public Law 99–509 (15 U.S.C. 4502):
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 3003(d)(2)
of Public Law 99–509 such sums shall be allocated to the
eligible programs as follows: $107,446,000 for the weath-
erization assistance program and $26,500,000 for the
State energy conservation program.
ECONOMIC REGULATION
For necessary expenses in carrying out the activities
of the Economic Regulatory Administration and the Office
of Hearings and Appeals, $6,297,000, to remain available
until expended.
(A) be of sufficient type size to be clearly 
readable by the recipient of the communication; 
(B) to the extent feasible, be contained in a 
printed box set apart from the other contents of 
the communication; and 
(C) to the extent feasible, be printed with a 
reasonable degree of color contrast between the 
background and the printed statement. 
(2) RADIO, TELEVISION, AND INTERNET COMMU-
NICATION.— 
(A) AUDIO
COMMUNICATION.—Any audio 
communication described in subsection (a)(2) 
shall include an audio statement that commu-
nicates the information required under that sub-
section in a clearly spoken manner. 
(B) VIDEO
COMMUNICATION.—Any video 
communication described in subsection (a)(2) 
shall include a statement with the information 
referred to under that subsection— 
(i) that is conveyed in a clearly spoken 
manner; 
(ii) that is conveyed by a voice-over or 
screen view of the person making the state-
ment; and 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3307 
To authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable energy projects in 
developing countries. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 22, 2013 
Mr. ISRAEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable energy 
projects in developing countries. 
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 cited as the ‘‘Solar Villages Initiative 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MICROENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE FOR RENEWABLE 
ENERGY PROJECTS IN DEVELOPING COUN-
TRIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting through the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
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(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendment 
made by this paragraph shall take effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply 
to any action in which the Office files a com-
plaint on or after such date of enactment. 
(7) PATENT OWNER RESPONSE.— 
(A) CONDUCT OF INTER PARTES REVIEW.— 
Paragraph (8) of section 316(a) of title 35, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the 
petition under section 313’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
petition under section 311’’. 
(B) CONDUCT
OF
POST-GRANT
REVIEW.— 
Paragraph (8) of section 326(a) of title 35, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the 
petition under section 323’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
petition under section 321’’. 
(C) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendments 
made by this paragraph shall take effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(8) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS.— 
(A) AMENDMENTS.—Section 202(b) of the 
Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 
2012 (Public Law 112–211; 126 Stat. 1536) is 
amended— 
(i) by striking paragraph (7); and 
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national Development and in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State and the Secretary of Energy, is authorized 
to provide assistance for renewable energy projects de-
scribed in subsection (b) in developing countries to in-
crease the availability of credit, savings, and other services 
to microfinance and microenterprise clients lacking full ac-
cess to capital, training, technical assistance, and business 
development services. 
(b) TYPES
OF PROJECTS.—The renewable energy 
projects described in this subsection include projects to as-
sist small and micro businesses that loan or sell solar lan-
terns or lamps and other solar energy technologies. 
(c) PRIORITY.—In providing assistance under sub-
section (a), the President shall give priority to empowering 
female-owned businesses in developing countries. 
(d) RELATION TO EXISTING AUTHORITIES.—Assist-
ance provided under subsection (a) shall be made available 
under the authorities of section 252 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2211a). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry 
out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, $7,500,000 for fiscal year 
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‘‘(2) The covered manufacturer is a party to 
the action or to a separate action involving the same 
patent or patents related to the same covered prod-
uct or process. 
‘‘(3) The covered customer agrees to be bound 
by any judgment entered against the covered manu-
facturer to the same extent that the covered manu-
facturer may be bound with respect to issues that 
the covered manufacturer and the covered customer 
have in common. 
‘‘(4) The motion is filed after the first pleading 
in the action and not later than 120 days after serv-
ice of the first pleading in the action that specifically 
identifies— 
‘‘(A) the covered product or process as a 
basis for the alleged infringement of the patent 
by the covered customer; and 
‘‘(B) how the covered product or process is 
alleged to infringe the patent. 
‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY OF STAY.—A stay issued pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall apply only to the patents, prod-
ucts, systems, or components accused of infringement in 
the action. 
‘‘(c) LIFT OF STAY.— 
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(B) AMENDMENT.—Section 273 of title 
35, United States Code, is amended by striking 
subsections (f) and (g). 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and shall apply to any action 
for which a complaint is filed on or after the first 
day of the 6-month period ending on that effective 
date. 
(c) JOINDER
OF INTERESTED PARTIES.—Section 
299 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) JOINDER OF INTERESTED PARTIES.— 
‘‘(1) JOINDER.—In a civil action arising under 
any Act of Congress relating to patents in which 
fees and other expenses have been awarded under 
section 285 to a prevailing party defending against 
an allegation of infringement of a patent claim, and 
in which the nonprevailing party alleging infringe-
ment is unable to pay the award of fees and other 
expenses, the court shall grant a motion by the pre-
vailing party to join an interested party if such pre-
vailing party shows that the nonprevailing party has 
no substantial interest in the subject matter at issue 
other than asserting such patent claim in litigation.