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SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT.
(a) COMMITTEE.—The Director shall appoint a person
to represent the Secretary on the Farmington River Coordi-
nating Committee provided for in the Plan.
(b) FEDERAL ROLE.—(1) The Director shall represent
the Secretary in the implementation of the Plan and the
provisions of this Act with respect to the segment designated
by section 3, including ongoing review of the consistency
of the Plan with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and the
review of proposed federally assisted water resources
projects which could have a direct and adverse effect on the
values for which the segment was established, as authorized
under section 7(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
(2) In order to provide for the long-term protection,
preservation, and enhancement of the river segment des-
ignated by section 3, the Secretary, pursuant to section
10(e) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, shall offer to enter
into cooperative agreements with the State of Connecticut
and its relevant political subdivisions identified in the
amendment made by such section 3 and, pursuant to section
11(b)(1) of such Act, shall make a similar offer to the Farm-
ington River Watershed Association. The Secretary, pursu-
ant to such section 11(b)(1), also may enter into cooperative
agreements with other parties who may be represented on
the Committee. All cooperative agreements provided for in
this Act shall be consistent with the Plan, and may include
of information regarding the flows needed to maintain
instream resources and the potential compatibility between
resource protection and possible water supply withdrawals.
(d) LAND MANAGEMENT.—The zoning ordinances
duly adopted by the towns of Hartland, Barkhamsted,
New Hartford, and Canton, Connecticut, including the
‘‘river protection overlay districts’’ in effect on the date
of enactment of this Act, shall be deemed to satisfy the
standards and requirements of section 6(c) of the Wild
and Scenic Rivers Act. For the purpose of section 6(c),
such towns shall be deemed ‘‘villages’’ and the provisions
of that section, which prohibit Federal acquisition of lands
by condemnation, shall apply to the segment designated
by section 3.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ‘‘Committee’’ means the Farming-
ton River Coordinating Committee referred to in sec-
tion 4.
(2) The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of
the National Park Service.
(3) The term ‘‘Plan’’ means the comprehensive
management plan for the Connecticut segment of
the Farmington River prepared by the Farmington
River Study Committee and the National Park Serv-
ice, which is known as the ‘‘Upper Farmington River
Management Plan’’ and dated April 29, 1993.
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 6. FUNDING AUTHORIZATION.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act,
including the amendment to the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act made by section 3.
Passed the House of Representatives March 15,
1994.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1277
To improve procedures for determining when a taking of private property
has occurred, and to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to report to
Congress with respect to takings under progress at the Department
of Agriculture.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 21, 1995
Mr. CONDIT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
A BILL
To improve procedures for determining when a taking of
private property has occurred, and to direct the Sec-
retary of Agriculture to report to Congress with respect
to takings under progress at the Department of
Agriculture.
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 ‘‘Private Property Im-
pact Assessment Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AGENCY ACTION.
No agency action that will have binding force on an
owner of property with respect to the use of that property
shall take effect until the President certifies that the agen-
cy taking that action is in compliance with the guidelines
required by this Act.
SEC. 3. GUIDELINES.
(a) ISSUANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall by
rule issue guidelines—
(1) for assessing whether a proposed agency ac-
tion will have the potential for taking private prop-
erty or imposing a negative impact on private prop-
erty; and
(2) minimizing that taking or impact wherever
possible.
(b) IMPLEMENTING RULES.—Not later than 60 days
after the date guidelines are issued under subsection (a),
each agency shall issue rules implementing those guide-
lines with respect to that agency.
SEC. 4. REPORT.
Not later than one year after the President issues
guidelines under section 3, the President shall, after af-
fording the public notice and an opportunity to comment,
report to Congress—
(1) the status of each agency’s compliance with
this Act;
(2) an evaluation of the guidelines; and
(3) any recommendations for additional legisla-
tive or administrative action to minimize the taking
of private property by the Federal Government.
SEC. 5. CONSULTATION.
The President and each agency, in carrying out du-
ties under sections 3 and 4, shall consult with representa-
tives of appropriate State agencies and local governments
and other appropriate parties.
SEC. 6. STUDY BY SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.
Not later than 300 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall con-
duct a study to determine the effect of this Act on the
farm economy and agricultural production of the United
States, and report the results of such study to the
Congress.
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given
such term in section 551 of title 5, United States
Code;
(iv) the use of toxic or hazardous ma-
terials. 
(5) The term ‘‘claim holder’’ means a person 
holding a mining claim, millsite claim, or tunnel site 
claim located under the general mining laws and 
maintained in compliance with such laws and this 
title. Such term may include an agent of a claim 
holder. 
(6) The term ‘‘control’’ means having the abil-
ity, directly or indirectly, to determine (without re-
gard to whether exercised through one or more cor-
porate structures) the manner in which an entity 
conducts mineral activities, through any means, in-
cluding without limitation, ownership interest, au-
thority to commit the entity’s real or financial as-
sets, position as a director, officer, or partner of the 
entity, or contractual arrangement. 
(7) The term ‘‘exploration’’— 
(A) subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
means creating surface disturbance other than 
casual use, to evaluate the type, extent, quan-
tity, or quality of minerals present; 
(B) includes mineral activities associated 
with sampling, drilling, and analyzing locatable 
mineral values; and 
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are excludable from gross income by reason of this
section.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 401(k) of such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(11) CROSS REFERENCE.—
‘‘For provision permitting tax-free withdrawals
for payment of long-term care premiums, see section
137.’’
(2) Section 408(d) of such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(8) CROSS REFERENCE.—
‘‘For provision permitting tax-free withdrawals
from individual retirement accounts for payment of
long-term care premiums, see section 137.’’
(3) The table of sections for such part III is
amended by striking the last item and inserting the
following new items:
‘‘Sec. 137. Distributions from individual retirement accounts and
section 401(k) plans for long-term care insurance.
‘‘Sec. 138. Cross references to other Acts.’’
SEC. 106. TAX TREATMENT OF ACCELERATED DEATH BENE-
FITS UNDER LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTS.
Section 101 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to certain death benefits) is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
ACCELERATED
DEATH BENEFITS.—
provisions for financial or other assistance from the United
States to facilitate the long-term protection, conservation,
and enhancement of the segment designated by such section
3 and the implementation of the Plan.
(3) The Secretary may provide technical assistance,
staff support, and funding to assist in the implementation
of the Plan.
(4) Implementation of this Act through cooperative
agreements as described in paragraph (2) of this subsection
shall not constitute National Park Service administration
of the segment designated by section 3 for purposes of sec-
tion 10(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and shall
not cause such segment to be considered as being a unit
of the National Park System.
(c) WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS.—(1) In determin-
ing whether a proposed water resources project would have
a direct and adverse effect on the values for which the seg-
ment designated by section 3 was included in the National
Wild and Scenic Rivers System, the Director shall specifi-
cally consider the extent to which the project is consistent
with the Plan.
(2) For purposes of implementation of section 7 of the
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the Plan, including the de-
tailed analysis of instream flow needs incorporated therein
and such additional analysis as may be incorporated in
the future, shall serve as the primary source of information
regarding the flows needed to maintain instream resources
and the potential compatibility between resource protection
and possible water supply withdrawals.
(d) LAND MANAGEMENT.—The zoning ordinances duly
adopted by the towns of Hartland, Barkhamsted, New
Hartford, and Canton, Connecticut, including the ‘‘river
protection overlay districts’’ in effect on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, shall be deemed to satisfy the standards
and requirements of section 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act. For the purpose of section 6(c), such towns shall
be deemed ‘‘villages’’ and the provisions of that section,
which prohibit Federal acquisition of lands by condemna-
tion, shall apply to the segment designated by section 3.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ‘‘Committee’’ means the Farming-
ton River Coordinating Committee referred to in sec-
tion 4.
(2) The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of
the National Park Service.
(3) The term ‘‘Plan’’ means the comprehensive
management plan for the Connecticut segment of the
Farmington River prepared by the Farmington River
Study Committee and the National Park Service,
which is known as the ‘‘Upper Farmington River
Management Plan’’ and dated April 29, 1993.
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of
the Interior.
SEC. 6. FUNDING AUTHORIZATION.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, in-
cluding the amendment to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
made by section 3.
(2) the term ‘‘agency action’’ has the meaning
given such term in section 551 of title 5, United
States Code;
(3) the term ‘‘private property’’ includes real
and personal property and tangible and intangible
property;
(4) the term ‘‘taking’’ means a taking with re-
spect to which compensation to the owner is required
by the Constitution of the United States;
(5) the term ‘‘negative impact’’, with respect to
a given property, means an impact that diminishes
the value of that property by 20 percent or more of
the affected portion; and
(6) the term ‘‘President’’ means the President
or his designee.
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(4) ASSURANCES.—An application submitted
under this section shall contain assurances that—
(A) core services will be provided in a co-
ordinated manner at a single site providing
ready access to the populations to be served,
and if such single site is to be school-based,
that an affirmative school board vote for the
project will be provided;
(B) core services will be targeted to popu-
lations and subpopulations identified in the
comprehensive plan and will be delivered in a
culturally sensitive and linguistically appro-
priate manner;
(C) amounts provided to the applicant
under this section will be used to coordinate ex-
isting services provided by the individual mem-
bers of the partnership before such amounts are
used to provide new services; and
(D) amounts provided to the applicant
under this section and used to deliver services
will be utilized in conformity with the unmet
core service needs as identified in the com-
prehensive plan of the entity.
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2512 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish clear regulatory standards 
for mortgage servicers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2013 
Ms. DELAURO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish clear regu-
latory standards for mortgage servicers, 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 ‘‘Regulation of Mort-
gage Servicing Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. STANDARDS FOR MORTGAGE SERVICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of the Truth in Lend-
ing Act (15 U.S.C. 1631 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 129H the following new section: 
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while undergoing reserve training, or while performing 
drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses au-
thorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; 
and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 
Retirement Fund, $1,712,705,000. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Na-
tional Guard while on duty under section 10211, 10302, 
or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United 
States Code, or while serving on duty under section 
12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United 
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 
in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 
while undergoing training, or while performing drills or 
equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by 
section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for pay-
ments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 
Fund, $7,585,645,000. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Na-
tional Guard on duty under section 10211, 10305, or 
12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States 
Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3671 
Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2012, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 14, 2011 
Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on 
the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2012, 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 ‘‘Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. References. 
Sec. 4. Explanatory statement. 
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care providers to donate their services to homebound pa-
tients. Such study shall include an examination of the ef-
fects of qualifying such services as a charitable contribu-
tion.
SEC. 302. FEASIBILITY OF TAX CREDIT FOR HEADS OF
HOUSEHOLDS WHO CARE FOR ELDERLY FAM-
ILY MEMBERS IN THEIR HOMES.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a study on the feasibility of providing heads of
households who care for elderly family members in their
homes with a tax credit. Such study shall estimate the
cost of such a tax credit which would apply to expenses
incurred in the custodial care of such an elderly family
member to the extent such expenses exceed 5 percent of
adjusted gross income.
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HR 2816 IH——2
HR 2816 IH——3
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2458 
To terminate any Federal employee who refuses to answer questions or 
gives false testimony in a congressional hearing. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2013 
Mr. BROOKS of Alabama introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To terminate any Federal employee who refuses to answer 
questions or gives false testimony in a congressional hearing. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CAUSE FOR TERMINATION WHEN GRANTED IM-
MUNITY. 
Any Federal employee who refuses to answer ques-
tions in a congressional hearing after being granted immu-
nity shall be terminated from employment. 
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SEC. 2. CAUSE FOR TERMINATION WITHOUT WAIVER OF IM-
MUNITY. 
Any Federal employee who, in a congressional hear-
ing, refuses to answer questions specifically, directly, and 
narrowly relating to the official duties of such employee, 
without being required to waive immunity with respect to 
the use of answers or the fruits thereof in a criminal pros-
ecution of such employee, shall be terminated from em-
ployment. 
SEC. 3. FALSE TESTIMONY CAUSE FOR TERMINATION. 
If three-fourths of the congressional body to whom 
the testimony was given finds that a Federal employee 
willfully or knowingly gave false testimony in a congres-
sional hearing, then such employee shall be terminated 
from employment. 
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2008(i)(2)(B) of Public Law 103–43, is amended by in-
serting after section 392 the following section:
‘‘NATIONAL SYSTEM FOR HEALTH-RELATED DATA ON
FIREARM FATALITIES
‘‘SEC. 392A. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, act-
ing through the Director of the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, shall cooperate with the States for
the purpose of establishing, to the extent practicable, a
national system to collect, organize, and make available
such data relating to fatalities caused by firearms as the
Secretary determines may be useful to public officials in
making decisions on the protection of the public health
with respect to firearms.
‘‘(b) UNIFORM CRITERIA REGARDING COLLECTION
OF DATA.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary,
in order to ensure the utility of the data collected under
such subsection, shall develop criteria for uniform prac-
tices in the collection and organization of the data.
‘‘(c) CERTAIN CATEGORIES
OF DATA.—The Sec-
retary shall seek to ensure that, with respect to the fatality
involved, the data collected under subsection (a) includes
the following:
‘‘(1) With respect to the firearm, the following:
Type, make, model, and caliber.
‘‘(2) With respect to the intent to kill, a speci-
fication of which of the following categories applies:
A homicide, a suicide, or an accident; or it is un-
known which of such categories applies.
‘‘(3) Demographic characteristics of the victim.
‘‘(4) Demographic characteristics of the individ-
ual who discharged the firearm.
‘‘(5) With respect to the type of setting in
which the shooting occurred, a specification of which
of the following categories applies: At the home of
the victim, at the workplace of the victim, while the
victim was commuting, or at a public accommoda-
tion, or in such other types of settings as the Sec-
retary may identify.
‘‘(d) COOPERATION AMONG FEDERAL AGENCIES.—
The heads of Federal agencies shall cooperate in order to
ensure that the Federal Government does not carry out
duplicative activities in collecting the data described in
subsection (a).
‘‘(e) BIENNIAL REPORT.—Not later than February
1 of 1996 and of every second year thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives, and to the Com-
mittee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, a
report that, with respect to implications for the public
health—
‘‘(1) contains an analysis of the data collected
under subsection (a); and
‘‘(2) contains such recommendations of the Sec-
retary for administrative and legislative initiatives
regarding such analysis as the Secretary determines
to be appropriate.’’.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 394 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 280b-3) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘To carry out’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following sub-
section:
‘‘(b) To carry out section 392A, there are authorized
to be appropriated $3,500,000 for fiscal year 1994, and
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years
1995 and 1996.’’.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2818
To increase the fee for the enforcement of the Tea Importation Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 30, 1993
Mr. SYNAR (for himself and Mr. DURBIN) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To increase the fee for the enforcement of the Tea
Importation Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FEE INCREASE.
(a) AMENDMENTS TO ACT.—The Tea Importation
Act is amended by—
(1) striking out sections 11 and 12, and
(2) inserting the 4th undesignated paragraph
under the center heading ‘‘FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN-
ISTRATION’’ of title II of the Labor-Federal Security
Appropriation Act, 1942 (21 U.S.C. 46a) as a new
section 11 of such Act.
(b) AMENDMENT
TO SECTION.—The section 11
added to the Tea Importation Act by subsection (a) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 11. No tea or merchandise described as tea
shall be examined for importation into the United States
or released by the Collector of Customs under the Tea Im-
portation Act unless the importer or consignee of such tea
or merchandise has paid, before such examination, a fee
of 10 cents for each hundred weight or fraction thereof
of such tea or merchandise. Such fee shall be deposited
into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous
receipts.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2066
AN ACT
To amend the National School Lunch Act to provide greater
flexibility to schools to meet the Dietary Guidelines for
Americans under the school lunch and school breakfast
programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2070
AN ACT
To provide for the distribution within the United
States of the United States Information Agency
film entitled ‘‘Fragile Ring of Life’’.