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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 72
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend coverage of
home health services under the medicare program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. HOAGLAND introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend
coverage of home health services under the medicare
program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENDING COVERAGE OF HOME HEALTH
SERVICES UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(m) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(m)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘For purposes of
paragraphs (1) and (4) and sections 1814(a)(2)(C) and
1835(a)(2)(A), nursing care and home health aide services
shall be considered to be provided or needed on an ‘inter-
mittent’ basis if they are provided or needed less than 7
days each week and, in the case they are provided or need-
ed for 7 days each week, if they are provided or needed
for a period of up to 40 consecutive days.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished in cases
of initial periods of home health services beginning on or
after January 1, 1994.
SEC. 2. FINANCING THROUGH INCREASE IN DOLLAR LIMI-
TATION ON AMOUNT OF WAGES SUBJECT TO
HOSPITAL INSURANCE TAX.
Section 3121(x)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(2) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) by striking ‘‘for any calendar year’’
and all that follows through ‘‘preceding year’’
and inserting ‘‘for calendar year 1993, the ap-
plicable contribution base for calendar year
1992’’, and
(B) by striking the period at the end and
inserting a comma; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs:
‘‘(C) for calendar year 1994, the applicable
contribution base for calendar year 1993 in-
creased by $5,000 and adjusted in the same
manner as is used in adjusting the contribution
and benefit base under section 230(b) of the
Social Security Act, and
‘‘(D) for any calendar year after 1994, the
applicable contribution base for the preceding
year adjusted in the same manner as is used in
adjusting the contribution and benefit base
under section 230(b) of the Social Security
Act.’’.
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House Calendar No. 134 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 700 
[Report No. 113–570] 
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consider-
ation of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and 
providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2014 
Mr. COLE, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported 
from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consid-
eration of motions to suspend the rules. 
Resolved, That the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule 
XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the 
Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to 
the House is waived with respect to any resolution re-
ported through the legislative day of September 5, 2014, 
providing for consideration or disposition of measures re-
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come and, for purposes of section 1, treated as 
a net capital gain. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED DISTRIBUTION.—For purposes 
of this subsection, the term ‘qualified distribution’ 
means, with respect to any taxable year, any pay-
ment or distribution from a Small Business Start-up 
Savings Account— 
‘‘(A) to the extent the amount of such pay-
ment or distribution does not exceed the sum 
of— 
‘‘(i) the aggregate amounts paid or in-
curred by the taxpayer for such taxable 
year with respect to a trade or business for 
the purchase of equipment or facilities, 
marketing, training, incorporation, and ac-
counting fees, and 
‘‘(ii) the aggregate capital contribu-
tions of the taxpayer with respect to a 
trade or business for the taxable year (but 
only to the extent such amounts are used 
in such trade or business for purposes de-
scribed in clause (i)), and 
‘‘(B) which, in the case of a payment or 
distribution subsequent to the first payment or 
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‘‘(2) grazing by livestock of a beginning farmer 
or rancher without any reduction in the rental rate, 
if the grazing is— 
‘‘(A) consistent with the conservation of 
soil, water quality, and wildlife habitat (includ-
ing habitat during the primary nesting season 
for critical birds in the area); and 
‘‘(B) described in subparagraph (B) or (C) 
of paragraph (3); 
‘‘(3) consistent with the conservation of soil, 
water quality, and wildlife habitat (including habitat 
during the primary nesting season for critical birds 
in the area) and in exchange for a reduction of not 
less than 25 percent in the annual rental rate for 
the acres covered by the authorized activity— 
‘‘(A) managed harvesting and other com-
mercial use (including the managed harvesting 
of biomass), except that in permitting those ac-
tivities the Secretary, in coordination with the 
State technical committee— 
‘‘(i) shall develop appropriate vegeta-
tion management requirements; and 
‘‘(ii) shall identify periods during 
which the activities may be conducted, 
such that the frequency is at least once 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 138 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 717 
[Report No. 113–584] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3522) to authorize health insur-
ance issuers to continue to offer for sale current group health insurance 
coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essential health insurance cov-
erage requirement, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 
Mr. BURGESS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3522) to author-
ize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale 
current group health insurance coverage in satisfaction 
of the minimum essential health insurance coverage re-
quirement, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
3522) to authorize health insurance issuers to continue 
to offer for sale current group health insurance coverage 
in satisfaction of the minimum essential health insurance 
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 732
To provide for fair and nonpartisan administration of Federal elections.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 2, 1993
Mr. OWENS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on House Administration
A BILL
To provide for fair and nonpartisan administration of
Federal elections.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That this Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fair Elections Act
of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. Each registrar, voting judge, member of a
board of elections, or other person (other than an elected
official) who, under any provision of State law, has direct
responsibility for administration of a Federal election or
registration for such election—
(1) shall be selected solely on the basis of merit
and without regard to political affiliation; and
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(2) having been so selected, shall not be dis-
qualified from continuing to carry out that respon-
sibility for any reason other than unfitness or inabil-
ity to perform the functions involved.
SEC. 3. As used in this Act, the term—
(1) ‘‘Federal election’’ means a general, special,
or primary election held solely or in part with re-
spect to the office of President or Vice President, or
Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resi-
dent Commissioner to, the Congress; and
(2) ‘‘State’’ means a State of the United
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession of the
United States.
SEC. 4. This Act shall apply to elections held more
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Æ
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3802
AN ACT
To amend section 552 of title 5, United States
Code, popularly known as the Freedom of Infor-
mation Act, to provide for public access to infor-
mation in an electronic format, and for other
purposes.
‘‘(1) in accordance with subsection (b)— 
‘‘(A) require the disclosure of information 
on hospital charges; and 
‘‘(B) provide for access to such informa-
tion; and 
‘‘(2) in accordance with subsection (c), require 
the provision of a statement of the estimated out-of- 
pocket costs of an individual for anticipated future 
health care services. 
‘‘(b) INFORMATION ON HOSPITAL CHARGES.—The 
laws of a State must— 
‘‘(1) require disclosure, by each hospital located 
in the State, of information on the charges for cer-
tain inpatient and outpatient hospital services (as 
determined by the State) provided at the hospital; 
and 
‘‘(2) provide for timely access to such informa-
tion by individuals seeking or requiring such serv-
ices. 
‘‘(c) ESTIMATED OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS.—The laws 
of a State must require that, upon the request of any indi-
vidual with health insurance coverage sponsored by a 
health insurance issuer, the issuer must provide a state-
ment of the estimated out-of-pocket costs that are likely 
to be incurred by the individual if the individual receives 
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In the Senate of the United States,
August 19 (legislative day, August 18), 1994.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 734) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the Act entitled
‘An Act to provide for the extension of certain Federal bene-
fits, services, and assistance to the Pascua Yaqui Indians of
Arizona, and for other purposes’ ’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Page 3, after line 2, insert:
SEC. 2. STUDY.
The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the extension
of certain Federal benefits, services, and assistance to the
Pascua Yaqui Indians of Arizona, and for other purposes’’
(25 U.S.C. 1300f et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 4. STUDY.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall
conduct one or more studies to determine—
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‘‘(1) whether the lands held in trust on the date
of enactment of this section by the United States for
the Pascua Yaqui Tribe are adequate for the needs of
the tribe for the foreseeable future;
‘‘(2) if such lands are not adequate—
‘‘(A) whether suitable additional lands are
available for acquisition by exchange or pur-
chase; and
‘‘(B) the cost and location of the suitable
additional lands;
‘‘(3) whether the Pascua Yaqui Tribe has suffi-
cient water rights and allocations to meet the needs
of the tribe for the foreseeable future;
‘‘(4) if such water rights and allocations are not
adequate—
‘‘(A) whether additional water can be ac-
quired; and
‘‘(B) the potential sources and associated
costs of such additional water;
‘‘(5) whether the Bureau of Indian Affairs and
the Indian Health Service have limited funding to the
Pascua Yaqui Tribe based on a determination of the
tribal enrollment in 1978, rather than the current en-
rollment;
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‘‘(6) if funding has been based on 1978 enroll-
ment, how the funding levels can be adjusted to ensure
that the Pascua Yaqui Tribe receives a fair and equi-
table portion of Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian
Health Service funding;
‘‘(7) the genealogy of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe;
and
‘‘(8) the economic development opportunities
available to the tribe as a result of the North Amer-
ican Free Trade Agreement.
‘‘(b) TRIBAL PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary shall
provide for the participation of members of the Pascua
Yaqui tribe to carry out subsection (a).
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date
on which funds are made available to carry out this section,
the Secretary of the Interior shall submit a report to Con-
gress that contains the results of each study conducted pur-
suant to subsection (a).
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
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every 5 years but not more than once every 
3 years; 
‘‘(B) prescribed grazing for the control of 
invasive species, which may be conducted annu-
ally; 
‘‘(C) routine grazing, except that in per-
mitting routine grazing, the Secretary, in co-
ordination with the State technical committee— 
‘‘(i) shall develop appropriate vegeta-
tion management requirements and stock-
ing rates for the land that are suitable for 
continued routine grazing; and 
‘‘(ii) shall identify the periods during 
which routine grazing may be conducted, 
such that the frequency is not more than 
once every 2 years, taking into consider-
ation regional differences such as— 
‘‘(I) climate, soil type, and nat-
ural resources; 
‘‘(II) the number of years that 
should be required between routine 
grazing activities; and 
‘‘(III) how often during a year in 
which routine grazing is permitted 
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SECTION 1. SOVEREIGNTY OF PASCUA YAQUI TRIBE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of the first section
of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the extension
of certain Federal benefits, services, and assistance to the
Pascua Yaqui Indians of Arizona, and for other purposes’’
(25 U.S.C. 1300f(a)) is amended by inserting after the
first sentence the following: ‘‘The Pascua Yaqui Tribe, a
historic Indian tribe, is acknowledged as a federally recog-
nized Indian tribe possessing all the attributes of inherent
sovereignty which have not been specifically taken away
by Acts of Congress and which are not inconsistent with
such tribal status.’’.
(b) EXTENSION OF ENROLLMENT DEADLINE.—Sec-
tion 3 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 1300f–2) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (B) by striking ‘‘and’’; and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (C) as para-
graph (D) and inserting after paragraph (B) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (C):
‘‘(C) all those persons of Yaqui blood who are
citizens of the United States and who, within three
years after the date of enactment of this paragraph,
apply for enrollment in the Pascua Yaqui Tribe pur-
suant to the membership criteria and procedures
provided for in the official governing documents of
the Pascua Yaqui Tribe; and’’.
Passed the House of Representatives August 2,
1993.
Attest:
Clerk.
SECTION 1. SOVEREIGNTY OF PASCUA YAQUI TRIBE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of the first section
of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the extension
of certain Federal benefits, services, and assistance to the
Pascua Yaqui Indians of Arizona, and for other purposes’’
(25 U.S.C. 1300f(a)) is amended by inserting after the
first sentence the following: ‘‘The Pascua Yaqui Tribe, a
historic Indian tribe, is acknowledged as a federally recog-
nized Indian tribe possessing all the attributes of inherent
sovereignty which have not been specifically taken away
by Acts of Congress and which are not inconsistent with
such tribal status.’’.
(b) EXTENSION OF ENROLLMENT DEADLINE.—Sec-
tion 3 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 1300f–2) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (B) by striking ‘‘and’’; and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (C) as para-
graph (D) and inserting after paragraph (B) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (C):
‘‘(C) all those persons of Yaqui blood who are
citizens of the United States and who, within three
years after the date of enactment of this paragraph,
apply for enrollment in the Pascua Yaqui Tribe pur-
suant to the membership criteria and procedures
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 734
To amend the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the extension of certain
Federal benefits, services, and assistance to the Pascua Yaqui Indians
of Arizona, and for other purposes.’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 2, 1993
Mr. PASTOR (for himself, Mr. KOLBE, and Ms. ENGLISH of Arizona) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources
A BILL
To amend the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the exten-
sion of certain Federal benefits, services, and assistance
to the Pascua Yaqui Indians of Arizona, 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. SOVEREIGNTY OF PASCUA YAQUI TRIBE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of the first section
of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the extension
of certain Federal benefits, services, and assistance to the
Pascua Yaqui Indians of Arizona, and for other purposes’’
(25 U.S.C. 1300f(a)) is amended by inserting after the
first sentence the following: ‘‘The Pascua Yaqui Tribe, a
historic Indian tribe, is acknowledged as a federally recog-
nized Indian tribe possessing all the attributes of inherent
sovereignty which have not been specifically taken away
by Acts of Congress and which are not inconsistent with
such tribal status.’’.
(b) EXTENSION OF ENROLLMENT DEADLINE.—Sec-
tion 3 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 1300f–2) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (B) by striking ‘‘and’’; and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (C) as para-
graph (D) and inserting after paragraph (B) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (C):
‘‘(C) all those persons of Yaqui blood who are
citizens of the United States and who, within three
years after the date of enactment of this paragraph,
apply for enrollment in the Pascua Yaqui Tribe pur-
suant to the membership criteria and procedures
provided for in the official governing documents of
the Pascua Yaqui Tribe; and’’.
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IIA
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 734
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
AUGUST 3 (legislative day, JUNE 30), 1993
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
AN ACT
To amend the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the exten-
sion of certain Federal benefits, services, and assistance
to the Pascua Yaqui Indians of Arizona, and for other
purposes.’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
provided for in the official governing documents of
the Pascua Yaqui Tribe; and’’.
Passed the House of Representatives August 2,
1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1328 
To reauthorize the Great Ape Conservation Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2013 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. SABLAN, 
Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, and Mr. GRIMM) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Great Ape Conservation Act, 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 ‘‘Great Ape Conserva-
tion Reauthorization Amendments Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION OF GREAT 
APE CONSERVATION ACT. 
The Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 is amended 
as follows: 
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(1) in section 2(b) (16 U.S.C. 6601(b)), by 
striking ‘‘in foreign countries’’; 
(2) in section 3(2) (16 U.S.C. 6602(2))— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘in foreign countries’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘of 
foreign countries’’; and 
(3) in section 4 (16 U.S.C. 6603)— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting 
‘‘State or’’ before ‘‘foreign country’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘in for-
eign countries’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
6602) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(7) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the several States of the United States, the District 
of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, any other 
territory or possession of the United States, and any 
Indian tribe. 
‘‘(8) UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘United 
States’, when used in the geographic sense, means 
the several States of the United States, the District 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1329 
To reauthorize the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2013 
Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of 
California, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. MORAN, Mr. FARR, 
Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. BORDALLO, and 
Mr. GRIMM) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004, 
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 ‘‘Marine Turtle Con-
servation Reauthorization Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO PROVISIONS PREVENTING FUND-
ING OF PROJECTS IN THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Marine Turtle Conservation 
Act of 2004 is amended— 
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