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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3401 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow 
a local educational agency that receives a subgrant under section 2121 
of such Act to use the funds to provide professional development activities 
that train school personnel about restorative justice and conflict resolu-
tion. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 30, 2013 
Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 
ELLISON, Ms. LEE of California, and Ms. NORTON) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to allow a local educational agency that receives 
a subgrant under section 2121 of such Act to use the 
funds to provide professional development activities that 
train school personnel about restorative justice and con-
flict resolution. 
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 ‘‘Restorative Justice in 
Schools Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESTORATIVE JUSTICE TRAINING. 
Section 2123(a)(3)(B) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6623(a)(3)(B)) 
is amended— 
(1) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (v), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) provide training about restora-
tive justice and conflict resolution.’’. 
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3402 
To improve the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by explicitly barring 
debt collectors from bringing legal action on a debt in which the statute 
of limitations has expired against any consumer, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 30, 2013 
Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. NORTON, and Ms. MOORE) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services 
A BILL 
To improve the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by explic-
itly barring debt collectors from bringing legal action 
on a debt in which the statute of limitations has expired 
against any consumer, 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 ‘‘Fair Debt Collection 
Improvement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. COLLECTION OF TIME-BARRED DEBT. 
(a) LEGAL ACTIONS ON TIME-BARRED DEBT.—Sec-
tion 811 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 
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U.S.C. 1692i) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) A debt collector may not bring, or threaten to 
bring, legal action against any consumer on a debt in 
which the statute of limitations has expired.’’. 
(b) COMMUNICATION WITH CONSUMERS WITH TIME- 
BARRED DEBT.—Section 805 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
1692c) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) COMMUNICATION
WITH
CONSUMERS
WITH 
TIME-BARRED DEBT.—In connection with the collection 
of debt in which the statute of limitations has expired, 
a debt collector shall disclose to a consumer the following: 
‘‘(1) The debt has been transferred to the debt 
collector. 
‘‘(2) The creditor no longer holds the debt. 
‘‘(3) As a result of the expiration of the statute 
of limitations with respect to such debt, the debt col-
lector may not bring legal action against the con-
sumer to collect such debt. 
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‘‘(4) Any payment by the consumer towards the 
debt may cause the statute of limitations for such 
debt to reset.’’. 
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seeking the experience and skills developed dur-
ing service in the Armed Forces, including a 
means of presenting a profile of each member 
or former member to employers that includes, 
at a minimum— 
(i) the skills obtained by such member 
or former member during service in the 
Armed Forces and additional skills such 
member or former member is interested in 
pursuing; and 
(ii) the current or intended residence 
of such member or former member (includ-
ing an option for members or former mem-
bers who are willing to reside in various lo-
cations). 
(B) A means of permitting qualified pro-
spective employers to post employment openings 
and seek contact with members or former mem-
bers based on their profile for the purposes of 
requesting the initiation of arrangements or ne-
gotiations concerning potential employment. 
(C) A means of presenting other employ-
ment resources, including resume preparation, 
to members or former members seeking employ-
ment. 
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HR 2025 IH
(5) In paragraph (a)(3) by inserting the word
‘‘Great’’ in the third sentence before ‘‘Smoky’’.
(6) In paragraph (a)(3) delete the last sentence.
(7) Delete paragraph (a)(4) in its entirety and
insert in lieu thereof: ‘‘The Secretary of the Interior
and the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish pro-
cedures for discounted admission fees to any citizen
of, or person legally domiciled in, the United States
sixty-two years of age or older, such discount to be
received upon proof of age. Any such discount will
be nontransferable, applied only to the individual
qualifying on the basis of age, and given notwith-
standing the method of travel. No fees of any kind
shall be collected from any persons who have a right
of access for hunting or fishing privileges under a
specific provision of law or treaty or who are en-
gaged in the conduct of official Federal, State, or
local government business.’’.
(8) Delete paragraph (a)(5) in its entirety and
insert in lieu thereof: ‘‘The Secretary of the Interior
and the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish pro-
cedures providing for the issuance of a lifetime ad-
mission permit to any citizen of, or person legally
domiciled in, the United States, if such citizen or
person applies for such permit and is permanently
SEC. 206. LIMITATIONS ON THE SALE OF OTHER MERCURIC-
OXIDE BATTERIES.
(a) PROHIBITION.—On or after January 1, 1996, no
person shall sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional pur-
poses a mercuric-oxide battery for use in the United States
unless the battery manufacturer, or the importer of such
a battery—
(1) identifies a collection site in the United
States that has all required Federal, State, and local
government approvals, to which persons may send
used mercuric-oxide batteries for recycling or proper
disposal;
(2) informs each of its purchasers of mercuric-
oxide batteries of the collection site identified under
paragraph (1); and
(3) informs each of its purchasers of mercuric-
oxide batteries of a telephone number that the pur-
chaser may call to get information about sending
mercuric-oxide batteries for recycling or proper dis-
posal.
(b) APPLICATION OF SECTION.—This section does not
apply to a sale or offer of a mercuric-oxide button cell bat-
tery.
SEC. 207. NEW PRODUCT OR USE.
On petition of a person that proposes a new use for
a battery technology described in this title or the use of a
battery described in this title in a new product, the Admin-
istrator may exempt from this title the new use of the tech-
nology or the use of such a battery in the new product on
the condition, if appropriate, that there exist reasonable
safeguards to ensure that the resulting battery or product
without an easily removable battery will not be disposed
of in an incinerator, composting facility, or landfill (other
than a facility regulated under subtitle C of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.)).
‘‘(i) that the recyclable material would not
be recycled,
‘‘(ii) that the recyclable material would be
burned as fuel, or for energy recovery or incin-
eration, or
‘‘(iii) for transactions occurring before 90
days after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, that the consuming facility was not in
compliance with a substantive (not a procedural
or administrative) provision of any Federal,
State, or local environmental law or regulation,
or compliance order or decree issued pursuant
thereto, applicable to the handling, processing,
reclamation, or other management activities as-
sociated with the recyclable material; or
‘‘(B) the person added hazardous substances to
the recyclable material for purposes other than proc-
essing for recycling; or
‘‘(C) the person failed to exercise reasonable
care with respect to the management and handling
of the recyclable material.
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, an objectively
reasonable basis for belief shall be determined using cri-
teria that include (but are not limited to) the size of the
person’s business, customary industry practices, the price
mint and issue not more than 100,000 5 dollar coins,
which shall—
(1) weigh 8.359 grams;
(2) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and
(3) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent
alloy.
(b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this
Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of
title 31, United States Code.
(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section
5134 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted
under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 3. SOURCES OF BULLION.
The Secretary shall obtain gold for minting coins
under this Act pursuant to the authority of the Secretary
under other provisions of law.
SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The design of the coins
minted under this Act shall be emblematic of George
Washington.
(2) DESIGNATION
AND
INSCRIPTIONS.—On
each coin minted under this Act there shall be—
(A) a designation of the value of the coin;
(B) an inscription of the year ‘‘1999’’; and
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2026
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration
of the 200th anniversary of the death of George Washington.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 13, 1995
Mr. DAVIS (for himself, Mr. MORAN, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr.
GOODLATTE, Mr. PAYNE of Virginia, Mr. PICKETT, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. SISI-
SKY, Mr. WOLF, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. PORTER, Mr. LEWIS of California,
Mr. BAKER of California, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mrs. KENNELLY, and
Mr. HORN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the death
of George Washington.
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 ‘‘George Washington
Commemorative Coin Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) $5 GOLD COINS.—The Secretary of the Treasury
(hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall
posal submitted in response to a solicitation for the
renewal of such contract.
SEC. 4. NATURE AND TYPES OF CONCESSION AUTHORIZA-
TIONS.
(a) TYPES.—The Secretary concerned may enter into
concessions authorizations, as follows:
(1) CONCESSION
SERVICES
AGREEMENT.—A
concession service agreement shall be entered into
for all concessions where the Secretary concerned
makes a finding that the provision of concession
services is in the interest of the Federal Government
and issues a competitive offering for concession serv-
ices, facilities or activities. Concession service agree-
ments may require substantial capital investments.
(2) CONCESSION
LICENSE.—A concession li-
cense may be entered into for those activities which
are infrequent (including one-time events), for which
the Secretary concerned determines there exists no
need to limit the number of concessioners, or for
which the Secretary concerned makes a finding of no
competitive interest.
(3) 
LANDS
UNDER
MULTIPLE
JURISDIC-
TIONS.—The Secretaries of the Departments con-
cerned shall designate an agency to be the lead
agency concerning concessions which conduct a sin-
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Title VI, Subtitle B
‘‘(1) such individual is covered under Medicare
part B for any month during such year, and
‘‘(2) the modified adjusted gross income of the
taxpayer for such taxable year exceeds the threshold
amount.
‘‘(c) MEDICARE
PART
B PREMIUM
TAX
FOR
MONTH.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Medicare part B pre-
mium tax for any month is the applicable percentage
(as defined in paragraph (2)) of the amount equal
to the excess of—
‘‘(A) 150 percent of the monthly actuarial
rate for enrollees age 65 and over determined
for that calendar year under section 1839(b) of
the Social Security Act, over
‘‘(B) the total monthly premium under sec-
tion 1839 of the Social Security Act (deter-
mined without regard to subsections (b) and (f)
of section 1839 of such Act).
‘‘(2) PHASE-IN OF TAX.—If the modified ad-
justed gross income of the taxpayer for any taxable
years exceeds the threshold amount by—
‘‘(A) less than $25,000, the applicable per-
centage under this paragraph is 33 percent;
previous sentence, in the case of inpatient serv-
ices furnished for an individual, the services
shall be considered to be furnished on the date
of the individual’s discharge from the inpatient
facility.
(B) PAYMENT ON THE BASIS OF COST RE-
PORTING PERIODS.—In the case in which pay-
ment for services of a provider of services is
made under title XVIII of the Social Security
Act on a basis relating to the reasonable cost
incurred for the services during a cost reporting
period of the provider, if a reduction is made
under paragraph (1) in payment amounts pur-
suant to a sequestration order, the reduction
shall be applied to payment for costs for such
services incurred at any time during each cost
reporting period of the provider any part of
which occurs after the effective date of the
order, but only (for each such cost reporting pe-
riod) in the same proportion as the fraction of
the cost reporting period that occurs after the
effective date of the order.
(3) NO INCREASE IN BENEFICIARY CHARGES IN
ASSIGNMENT-RELATED
CASES.—If a reduction in
payment amounts is made under paragraph (1) for
‘‘(I) as applicable, the country of birth 
for any child who was not born in the 
United States; 
‘‘(II) the length of the adoption place-
ment prior to disruption or dissolution; 
‘‘(III) the age of the child at the time 
of the disruption or dissolution; 
‘‘(IV) the reason for the disruption or 
dissolution; and 
‘‘(V) the agencies who handled the 
placement for adoption; and 
‘‘(B) such other information as determined ap-
propriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) The regulations shall require a State that re-
ports the information described in paragraph (1) to use 
the information— 
‘‘(A) to consolidate and expand the collection of 
information on adoption disruption and dissolution; 
‘‘(B) to improve research and data collection 
systems in order to more accurately determine and 
measure the rates, outcomes, and causes of adoption 
disruption and dissolution; 
‘‘(C) to identify pre- and post-adoptive support 
services (including services described in section 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, acting through the veteran liaison at each 
medical center of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs, shall collect information relating to the alleged 
mistreatment of injured and amputee veterans. 
(2) QUARTERLY
REPORTS.—For each fiscal 
quarter, the veteran liaison at each medical center of 
the Department shall submit to the Chief Consultant 
of Prosthetics and Sensory Aids of the Department 
a report on any information collected under para-
graph (1) during that quarter. 
(3) INVESTIGATION AND ADDRESSING OF COM-
PLAINTS.—The Chief Consultant, in cooperation 
with appropriate employees of a medical center of 
the Department, shall investigate and address any 
information collected under paragraph (1) at that 
medical center. 
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Union Calendar No. 221
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2036
[Report No. 104–454]
A BILL
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to make
certain adjustments in the land disposal program
to provide needed flexibility, and for other
purposes.
JANUARY 30, 1996
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
paid in the recycling transaction, and the ability of the
person to detect the nature of the consuming facility’s op-
erations concerning its handling, processing, reclamation
or other management activities associated with the recy-
clable material.
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, a requirement
to obtain a permit applicable to the handling, processing,
reclamation, or other management activities associated
with recyclable material shall be deemed to be a sub-
stantive provision.
‘‘(g) EFFECT
ON OTHER LIABILITY.—Nothing in
this section shall be deemed to affect the liability of a per-
son under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 107(a).
‘‘(h) PCBS.—An exemption under this section does
not apply if the recyclable material contained poly-
chlorinated biphenyls in excess of 50 parts per million or
any new standard promulgated pursuant to applicable
Federal laws.
‘‘(i) REGULATIONS.—The Administrator has the au-
thority, under section 115, to promulgate additional regu-
lations concerning this section.
‘‘(j) EFFECT
ON PENDING
OR CONCLUDED AC-
TIONS.—The exemptions provided in this section shall not
affect any concluded judicial or administrative action or
any pending judicial action initiated by the United States
prior to enactment of this section.
‘‘(k) LIABILITY FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES FOR CER-
TAIN ACTIONS.—Any person who commences an action in
contribution against a person who is not liable by oper-
ation of this section shall be liable to that person for all
reasonable costs of defending that action, including all
reasonable attorney’s and expert witness fees.
‘‘(l) RELATIONSHIP TO LIABILITY UNDER OTHER
LAWS.—Nothing in this section shall affect—
‘‘(1) liability under any other Federal, State, or
local statute or regulation promulgated pursuant to
any such statute, including any requirements pro-
mulgated by the Administrator under the Solid
Waste Disposal Act; or
‘‘(2) the ability of the Administrator to promul-
gate regulations under any other statute, including
the Solid Waste Disposal Act.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
for title I of such Act is amended by adding at the end
the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 127. Recycling transactions.’’.
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‘‘§ 654. Applicability
‘‘The authority granted under this subchapter shall
not apply to rules issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Com-
mission.
‘‘§ 655. Judicial review
‘‘The exercise of the authority granted under this
subchapter by the President or by an officer to whom such
authority has been delegated under section 653 shall not
be subject to judicial review in any manner under this
chapter.’’.
(b) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY
ANALYSIS.—
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 611 of title 5, Unit-
ed States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 611. Judicial review
‘‘(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), not
later than 1 year after the effective date of a final rule
with respect to which an agency—
‘‘(A) certified, pursuant to section 605(b), that
such rule would not have a significant economic im-
pact on a substantial number of small entities; or
‘‘(B) prepared final regulatory flexibility analy-
sis pursuant to section 604,
an affected small entity may petition for the judicial re-
view of such certification or analysis in accordance with
this subsection. A court having jurisdiction to review such
rule for compliance with section 553 of this title or under
any other provision of law shall have jurisdiction to review
such certification or analysis.
‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), in
the case of a provision of law that requires that an action
challenging a final agency regulation be commenced before
the expiration of the 1-year period provided in paragraph
(1), such lesser period shall apply to a petition for the
judicial review under this subsection.
‘‘(B) In a case in which an agency delays the issuance
of a final regulatory flexibility analysis pursuant to section
608(b), a petition for judicial review under this subsection
shall be filed not later than—
‘‘(i) 1 year; or
‘‘(ii) in a case in which a provision of law re-
quires that an action challenging a final agency reg-
ulation be commenced before the expiration of the 1-
year period provided in paragraph (1), the number
of days specified in such provision of law,
after the date the analysis is made available to the public.
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘af-
fected small entity’ means a small entity that is or will
be adversely affected by the final rule.
‘‘(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
affect the authority of any court to stay the effective date
‘‘(D) Section 1784a, 2005, or 2007 of title 
10, United States Code. 
‘‘(E) Title I of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.). 
‘‘(F) The Adult Education and Family Lit-
eracy Act (20 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.). 
‘‘(5) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed as a limitation on the 
use by an institution of revenues derived from 
sources other than Federal educational assistance 
funds. 
‘‘(6) REPORTING.—Each institution of higher 
education, or other postsecondary educational insti-
tution, that receives revenues derived from Federal 
educational assistance funds shall report annually to 
the Secretary and to Congress the institution’s ex-
penditures on advertising, marketing, and recruit-
ing.’’. 
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3409 
To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 
to require that any expansion of a national wildlife refuge must be 
expressly authorized by statute. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 30, 2013 
Mr. FINCHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administra-
tion Act of 1966 to require that any expansion of a 
national wildlife refuge must be expressly authorized by 
statute. 
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 ‘‘National Wildlife Ref-
uge Expansion Limitation Act of 2013’’. 
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