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(2) beginning with ‘‘the Secretary is author-
ized’’, redesignating it as paragraph (1); and
(3) by adding the following new paragraph:
‘‘(2) At the request of the State agency, a State
may operate a program, within the State or any po-
litical subdivisions within the State, in which house-
holds with one or more members receive regular cash
benefits under the program established by the State
under the Temporary Assistance for needy Families
block grant may, as provided in section 24, may be
issued monthly allotments following the rules and
procedures established by the State under the Tem-
porary Assistance for Needy Families block grant or
this Act.’’.
SEC. 203. SIMPLIFIED FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.
(a) The Act (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended by
adding the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 24. SIMPLIFIED FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) Where a State elects to operate a program under
section 4(a)(2) within the State or any political subdivi-
sions within the State, except as provided in subsection
(h), households in which all members receive regular cash
benefits under the program established by the State under
the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant
shall be automatically eligible for the food stamp program
Union Calendar No. 182 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2226 
[Report No. 113–178, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
relating to State consultation on removal and re-
medial actions, State concurrence with listing on 
the National Priorities List, and State credit for 
contributions to the removal or remedial action, 
and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 1, 2013 
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2228 
To increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and 
provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2013 
Mr. PETRI (for himself and Mr. BUTTERFIELD) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To increase assessment accuracy to better measure student 
achievement and provide States with greater flexibility 
on assessment design. 
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 ‘‘Assessment Accuracy 
and Improvement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF ADAPTIVE ASSESSMENTS. 
Section 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) USE OF ADAPTIVE ASSESSMENTS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act, a State may provide that the 
assessments to be used to measure student achieve-
ment by that State, and by the schools and local 
educational agencies of that State, shall be adaptive 
assessments (rather than the assessments otherwise 
required by this Act) that accurately assess student 
achievement above and below grade level while also 
measuring grade-level performance. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of paragraph 
(1), an adaptive assessment is an assessment that 
changes its difficulty according to the performance 
of a student but reports the outcome of the assess-
ment on a scale that is common to all students. 
‘‘(3) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the protocol for evaluating the adaptive assess-
ments is included in peer review guidance docu-
ments.’’. 
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I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1116
To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the educational assistance
allowance with respect to skills or specialties for which there is a critical
shortage of personnel.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 2, 1995
Mr. MONTGOMERY (for himself, Mr. STUMP, Mr. BUYER, Ms. WATERS, Mr.
EVANS, Mr. CLYBURN, and Mr. MASCARA) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on National Security
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the
educational assistance allowance with respect to skills
or specialties for which there is a critical shortage of
personnel.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 16131 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(j) In the case of an individual who has a skill or
specialty designated by the Secretary concerned as a skill
or specialty in which there is a critical shortage of person-
nel or for which it is difficult to recruit, the Secretary con-
as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Assignation 
Ridge Proposed Wilderness Area’’, dated May 31, 
2011, which shall be known as the Thompson Creek 
Wilderness. 
(2) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management 
which comprise approximately 20,950 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Badger Creek Pro-
posed Wilderness Area’’, dated October 20, 2010, 
which shall be known as the Badger Creek Wilder-
ness. 
(3) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management 
which comprise approximately 33,425 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Beaver Creek Pro-
posed Wilderness Area’’, dated October 20, 2010, 
which shall be known as the Beaver Creek Wilder-
ness. 
(4) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 
located in the San Isabel National Forest which 
comprise approximately 33,525 acres, as generally 
depicted on a map titled ‘‘Grape Creek Proposed 
Wilderness Area’’, October 20, 2010, which shall be 
known as the Grape Creek Wilderness. 
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cerned, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of
Defense, may increase the rate of the educational assist-
ance allowance applicable to such individual to such rate
in excess of the rate prescribed under subparagraphs (A)
through (D) of subsection (b)(1) as the Secretary of De-
fense considers appropriate, but the amount of any such
increase may not exceed $350 per month.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1117
To provide for the establishment of the Margaret Walker Alexander National
African-American Research Center.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 2, 1995
Mr. PARKER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities
A BILL
To provide for the establishment of the Margaret Walker
Alexander National African-American Research Center.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MARGARET WALKER
ALEXANDER NATIONAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN
RESEARCH CENTER.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In recognition of, and to com-
memorate, the literary contributions of Margaret Walker
Alexander, the Secretary of Education shall make a grant
to Jackson State University to establish the Margaret
Walker Alexander National African-American Research
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Center (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Center’’).
The Center shall be located at Jackson State University
in Jackson, Mississippi.
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANT.—A grant may not
be made under subsection (a) unless an application is
made to the Secretary of Education at such time and in
such manner as the Secretary may require. The applica-
tion shall contain provisions designed to ensure that—
(1) the Center will be located in the building
known as ‘‘Ayer Hall’’ on the campus of Jackson
State University;
(2) the building will serve as a national center
for the study, research, and teaching of African-
American literature and history and as a repository
for papers and memorabilia relating to the life of
Margaret Walker Alexander and other individuals
noted for their work in African-American literature
and history; and
(3) such other conditions as the Secretary
requires.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) AMOUNT.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated not to exceed $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.
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(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated
pursuant to this Act are authorized to remain available
until expended.
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‘‘(ii) the average for each fiscal year of the total
dollar value of all benefits issued under the food
stamp program by the State during fiscal years
1992 through 1994; and
‘‘(B) the total amount received by the State for
administrative costs under section 16(a) for fiscal
year 1994 or the average for each fiscal year of the
total amount received for fiscal years 1992 through
1994.
‘‘(2) If the Secretary approves the plan submitted by
a State under subsection (c), the Secretary shall pay to
the State at such times and in such manner as the Sec-
retary may determine, the amount to which the State is
eligible under subsection (b)(1).
‘‘(c) To be eligible to receive a grant under this sec-
tion, a State shall submit for approval each fiscal year
a plan of operation specifying the manner in which such
a program will be conducted by the State. Such plan
shall—
‘‘(1) certify that the State has implemented a
statewide electronic benefit transfer system in ac-
cordance with section 7(i);
‘‘(2) designate a single State agency responsible
for the administration of the nutrition assistance
program under this section;
‘‘(1) UPON ESTABLISHMENT OF MEMORIAL.— 
If, upon payment of all expenses for the establish-
ment of the National World War I Memorial (includ-
ing the maintenance and preservation amount re-
quired by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United 
States Code), there remains a balance of funds re-
ceived for the establishment of the memorial, the 
Memorial Foundation shall transmit the amount of 
the balance to the account provided for in section 
8906(b)(3) of such title. 
‘‘(2) UPON EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY TO ES-
TABLISH MEMORIAL.—If, upon expiration of the au-
thority for the National World War I Memorial 
under section 8903(e) of title 40, United States 
Code, there remains a balance of funds received for 
the establishment of the memorial, the Memorial 
Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance 
to a separate account with the National Park Foun-
dation for memorials, to be available to the Sec-
retary of the Interior or Administrator of General 
Services (as appropriate) following the process pro-
vided in section 8906(b)(4) of such title for accounts 
established under section 8906(b)(3) of such title. 
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‘‘(f) CEREMONIES.—The Centennial Commission 
may plan, develop, and execute ceremonies to recognize 
the establishment of the National World War I Memorial. 
‘‘(g) RESERVE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘Reserve’ has the meaning given that term in section 
8902(a)(3) of title 40, United States Code.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 9 and inserting the following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 9. Designation of National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kan-
sas City, Missouri. 
‘‘Sec. 10. Establishment of National World War I Memorial in the District of 
Columbia. 
‘‘Sec. 11. Prohibition on obligation of Federal funds.’’. 
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‘‘(ii) With respect to an individual contracting oppor-
tunity, the Administration may provide, upon a request
by the Program Participant, assistance with respect to—
‘‘(I) the negotiation of the terms and conditions
of the award; and
‘‘(II) the resolution of controversies arising
from the performance of the contract prior to such
contract performance controversies becoming formal
contract disputes within the meaning of the Contract
Disputes Act of 1978.
‘‘(iii) In the event of an adverse decision by an agency
regarding a contracting opportunity, the Administrator
may—
‘‘(I) not later than 5 days after receiving notice
of such adverse decision, file a notice of intent to ap-
peal with the head of the agency; and
‘‘(II) not later than 15 days after receiving
such notice, file an appeal with the head of the agen-
cy requesting reconsideration of the adverse decision.
‘‘(iv) Upon receipt of the notice of intent to file an
appeal under clause (iii)(I), further action regarding
award of the contract shall be suspended, unless the head
of the agency makes a written determination, supported
by specific findings, that urgent and compelling cir-
cumstances that significantly affect the interests of the
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1119
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise the treatment of
deferred compensation plans of State and local governments and tax-
exempt organizations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 2, 1995
Mr. RAMSTAD 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 revise
the treatment of deferred compensation plans of State
and local governments and tax-exempt organizations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION
PLANS OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
AND TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) SPECIAL RULES FOR PLAN DISTRIBUTIONS.—
Paragraph (9) of section 457(e) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to other definitions and special
rules) is amended to read as follows:
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by striking
‘‘Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Devel-
opment’’ and inserting ‘‘Minority Enterprise Develop-
ment’’ each place it appears in sections 7(j)(10)(G),
7(j)(11)(A), 
7(j)(11)(E), 
7(j)(11)(H), 
7(j)(11)(I),
8(a)(18)(C)(ii)(III), and 8(a)(20)(B).
SEC. 102. GRANDFATHERING PROVISION.
Section 7(j)(10(C) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 636(j)(10)(C)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(C) A small business concern participating in
any program or activity conducted under the author-
ity of this paragraph or eligible for the award of
contracts pursuant to section 8(a) on the date of the
enactment of the Minority Enterprise Development
Act of 1995 shall be permitted continued participa-
tion in Phase III of the Program for the remaining
period of its original program term. Any such firm
that has not been awarded a contract pursuant to
section 8(a) may elect to suspend its participation in
Phase III in order to participate in Phase II. Upon
the award of a contract pursuant to section 8(a) or
the completion of a development agreement, the sus-
pension of time for participation in Phase III shall
cease.’’.
‘‘(9) BENEFITS TREATED AS NOT MADE AVAIL-
ABLE BY REASON OF CERTAIN ELECTIONS, ETC.—
‘‘(A) TOTAL AMOUNT PAYABLE IS $3,500
OR LESS.—The total amount payable to a par-
ticipant under the plan shall not be treated as
made available merely because the participant
may elect to receive such amount (or the plan
may distribute such amount without the partici-
pant’s consent) if—
‘‘(i) such amount does not exceed
$3,500, and
‘‘(ii) such amount may be distributed
only if—
‘‘(I) no amount has been deferred
under the plan with respect to such
participant during the 2-year period
ending on the date of the distribution,
and
‘‘(II) there has been no prior dis-
tribution under the plan to such par-
ticipant to which this subparagraph
applied.
A plan shall not be treated as failing to meet
the distribution requirements of subsection (d)
by reason of a distribution to which this sub-
paragraph applies.
‘‘(B) ELECTION
TO
DEFER
COMMENCE-
MENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS.—The total amount
payable to a participant under the plan shall
not be treated as made available merely because
the participant may elect to defer commence-
ment of distributions under the plan if—
‘‘(i) such election is made after
amounts may be made available under the
plan 
in 
accordance 
with 
subsection
(d)(1)(A) and before commencement of
such distributions, and
‘‘(ii) the participant may make only 1
such election.’’
(b) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT OF MAXIMUM DE-
FERRAL AMOUNT.—Subsection (e) of section 457 of such
Code is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(14) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT OF MAXI-
MUM DEFERRAL AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall ad-
just the $7,500 amount specified in subsections
(b)(2) and (c)(1) at the same time and in the same
manner as under section 415(d), except that the
base period in applying such section for purposes of
this paragraph shall be the calendar quarter begin-
ning October 1, 1994.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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(5) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc-
tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment which comprise approximately 21,110 acres, as 
generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Bangs Canyon 
Proposed Wilderness Area’’, dated May 31, 2011, 
which shall be known as the Bangs Canyon Wilder-
ness. 
(6) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc-
tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment which comprise approximately 14,089 acres, as 
generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Granite Creek, 
Unaweep and Palisade Proposed Wilderness’’, dated 
June 14, 2011, which shall be known as the Granite 
Creek Wilderness. 
(7) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc-
tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment which comprise approximately 26,914 acres, as 
generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Granite Creek, 
Unaweep and Palisade Proposed Wilderness’’, dated 
June 14, 2011, which shall be known as the Pali-
sade Wilderness. 
(8) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc-
tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment or located in the Uncompahgre National For-
est, which comprise approximately 39,392 acres, as 
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cepts) a plan to subcontract not less than 40 percent of
the award value of the contract to one or more Program
Participants (of which 20 percent shall be awarded to one
or more Program Participants who are emerging small
business concerns, unless such awards are impracticable
after consultation with the Associate Administrator for the
Minority Enterprise Development Program).
‘‘(C) This subparagraph shall take effect on January
4, 1995, and shall remain in effect until January 3,
1998.’’.
SEC. 206. PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES.
Section 8(c) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
637(c)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(c) PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of attain-
ing an agency’s goal for the participation of small
business concerns owned and controlled by socially
and economically disadvantaged individuals pursuant
to section 15(g)(1), the head of a participating exec-
utive agency may enter into contracts using—
‘‘(A) less than full and open competition,
by restricting the competition for such awards
to small business concerns owned and controlled
by socially and economically disadvantaged indi-
viduals as defined in subsection (d)(3)(C); and
‘‘(B) a price evaluation preference, of not
to exceed 10 percent, when evaluating an offer
received from such a small business concern as
the result of an unrestricted solicitation.
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this
subsection, the term ‘participating executive agency’
means a Federal agency, as defined in section 3(b),
in the executive branch of the Federal Government,
other than the Department of Defense.’’.
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SEC. 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—(1) The United States Dis-
trict Court for the District of Alaska shall have jurisdiction
to review decisions made under the Memorandum of Agree-
ment and to enforce the provisions of the Memorandum of
Agreement, including the remedy of specific performance.
(2) Any action seeking review of the Fish and Wildlife
Program of the Governor of Alaska under the Memorandum
of Agreement or challenging actions of any of the parties
to the Memorandum of Agreement prior to the adoption of
such Program shall be brought 90 days after the date on
which such Program is adopted by the Governor of Alaska
or be barred.
(3) Any action seeking review of implementation of
such Fish and Wildlife Program shall be brought not later
than 90 days after the challenged act implementing such
Program or be barred.
(b) RIGHTS-OF-WAY
AND OTHER LANDS
FOR
THE
EKLUTNA PROJECT.—With respect to Eklutna lands de-
scribed in Exhibit A of the Eklutna Purchase Agreement:
(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall issue
rights-of-way to the Alaska Power Administration for
subsequent reassignment to the Eklutna Purchasers at
no cost to the Eklutna Purchasers.
(2) Such rights-of-way shall remain effective for
a period equal to the life of the Eklutna hydroelectric
TITLE I—OUTER CONTINENTAL 
SHELF 
LEASING 
PROGRAM 
REFORMS 
SEC. 101. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LEASING PROGRAM 
REFORMS. 
Section 18(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1344(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(5)(A) In each oil and gas leasing program 
under this section, the Secretary shall make avail-
able for leasing and conduct lease sales including at 
least 50 percent of the available unleased acreage 
within each outer Continental Shelf planning area 
considered to have the largest undiscovered, tech-
nically recoverable oil and gas resources (on a total 
btu basis) based upon the most recent national geo-
logic assessment of the outer Continental Shelf, with 
an emphasis on offering the most geologically pro-
spective parts of the planning area. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall include in each pro-
posed oil and gas leasing program under this section 
any State subdivision of an outer Continental Shelf 
planning area that the Governor of the State that 
represents that subdivision requests be made avail-
able for leasing. The Secretary may not remove such 
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termined without regard to any deduction allowed
under such section; except that, for purposes of ap-
plying sections 56 and 902, and subpart F of part
III of subchapter N of chapter 1 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, such deduction shall be
taken into account.
(5) Subparagraph (D) of section 6038A(e)(4) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘any transaction to which
the summons relates’’ and inserting ‘‘any af-
fected taxable year’’, and
(B) by adding at the end thereof the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘For purposes of this sub-
paragraph, the term ‘affected taxable year’
means any taxable year if the determination of
the amount of tax imposed for such taxable
year is affected by the treatment of the trans-
action to which the summons relates.’’.
(6) Subparagraph (A) of section 6621(c)(2) is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following
new sentence: ‘‘The preceding sentence shall be ap-
plied without regard to any such letter or notice
which is withdrawn by the Secretary.’’.