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court shall require an undertaking from the attor-
neys for the plaintiff class, the plaintiff class, or
both, in such proportions and at such times as the
court determines are just and equitable, for the pay-
ment of the fees and expenses that may be awarded
under paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) APPLICATION FOR FEES.—A party seeking
an award of fees and other expenses shall, within 30
days of a final, nonappealable judgment in the ac-
tion, submit to the court an application for fees and
other expenses that certifies that the party is enti-
tled to such an award under paragraph (1) and the
amount sought, including an itemized statement
from any attorney or expert witness representing or
appearing on behalf of the party stating the actual
time expended and the rate at which fees and other
expenses are computed.
‘‘(4) ALLOCATION AND SIZE OF AWARD.—The
court, in its discretion, may—
‘‘(A) determine whether the amount to be
awarded pursuant to this section shall be
awarded against the losing party, its attorney,
or both; and
‘‘(B) reduce the amount to be awarded
pursuant to this section, or deny an award, to
IIB 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2197 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 5, 2014 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
segments of the York River and associated tributaries 
for study for potential inclusion in the National Wild 
and Scenic Rivers System. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘York River Wild and 
Scenic River Study Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION FOR STUDY. 
Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(l) YORK
RIVER, MAINE.—(A) The York 
River that flows 11.25 miles from its headwaters at 
York Pond to the mouth of the river at York Har-
bor, and all associated tributaries. 
‘‘(B) The study conducted under this paragraph 
shall— 
‘‘(i) determine the effect of the designation 
on— 
‘‘(I) existing commercial and rec-
reational activities, such as hunting, fish-
ing, trapping, recreational shooting, motor 
boat use, bridge construction; 
‘‘(II) the authorization, construction, 
operation, maintenance, or improvement of 
energy production and transmission infra-
structure; and 
‘‘(III) the authority of State and local 
governments to manage those activities; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) identify— 
‘‘(I) all authorities that will authorize 
or require the Secretary to influence local 
land use decisions (such as zoning) or 
place restrictions on non-Federal land if 
designated under this Act; 
‘‘(II) all authorities that the Secretary 
may use to condemn property; and 
‘‘(III) all private property located in 
the area studied under this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT. 
Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1276(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(l) YORK RIVER, MAINE.—The study of the 
York River, Maine, named in paragraph (l) of sub-
section (a) shall be completed by the Secretary of 
the Interior and the report thereon submitted to 
Congress not later than 3 years after the date on 
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which funds are made available to carry out this 
paragraph.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 4, 
2014. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1057
To provide for hearing care services by audiologists to Federal civilian
employees.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 27, 1995
Mr. GILMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To provide for hearing care services by audiologists to
Federal civilian employees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hearing
Care for Federal Employees Act’’.
SEC. 2. Section 8902(k)(1) of the title 5, United
States Code, is amended by inserting the word
‘‘audiologist’’, after the word ‘‘optometrist’’ wherever it
appears in that section.
Æ
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2198 
To require State governments to submit fiscal accounting reports as a 
condition to the receipt of Federal financial assistance, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2013 
Mr. POSEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To require State governments to submit fiscal accounting 
reports as a condition to the receipt of Federal financial 
assistance, 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 ‘‘National Activity 
Based Total Accountability Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) The Federal Government sends hundreds of 
billions of dollars to the States each and every year. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2199 
To delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters 
Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2013 
Mr. RICHMOND (for himself, Ms. WATERS, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. BOUSTANY, 
Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. SCALISE, and Ms. MATSUI) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To delay the implementation of certain provisions of the 
Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 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 ‘‘Flood Insurance Imple-
mentation Reform Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. 3-YEAR DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIRED 
PREMIUM ADJUSTMENT UPON REMAPPING. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, sub-
section (h) of section 1308 of the National Flood Insur-
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ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(h)), as added by section 
100207 of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform 
Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–141; 126 Stat. 919), shall 
have no force or effect until the date that is 3 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. 5-YEAR DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF FULL ACTU-
ARIAL RATES FOR NEWLY PURCHASED PROP-
ERTIES. 
(a) DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION.—Paragraph (2) of 
section 1307(g) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4014(g)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘the 
expiration of the 5-year period that begins upon’’ before 
‘‘the date of enactment of the Biggert-Waters Flood In-
surance Reform Act of 2012’’. 
(b) TREATMENT
OF
INTERVENING
RATE
IN-
CREASES.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
be construed to require that, in the case of any property 
purchased after the date of the enactment of the Biggert- 
Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 but before 
the date of the enactment of this Act, any premium rate 
increase made with respect to such purchase pursuant to 
section 1307(g)(2) of the National Flood Insurance Act 
of 1968 be reversed. 
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‘‘(2) OVERALL LIMIT.—In no case shall the total
payments required pursuant to paragraph (1) exceed
the amount of the uncollectible share.
‘‘(3) DEFENDANTS
SUBJECT
TO
CONTRIBU-
TION.—A defendant against whom judgment is not
collectible shall be subject to contribution and to any
continuing liability to the plaintiff on the judgment.
‘‘(e) RIGHT OF CONTRIBUTION.—To the extent that a
defendant is required to make an additional payment pur-
suant to subsection (d), that defendant may recover con-
tribution—
‘‘(1) from the defendant originally liable to make
the payment;
‘‘(2) from any defendant liable jointly and sever-
ally pursuant to subsection (b)(1);
‘‘(3) from any defendant held proportionately
liable pursuant to this subsection who is liable to
make the same payment and has paid less than his
or her proportionate share of that payment; or
‘‘(4) from any other person responsible for the
conduct giving rise to the payment that would have
been liable to make the same payment.
‘‘(f) NONDISCLOSURE TO JURY.—The standard for al-
location of damages under subsections (b) and (c) and the
‘‘(i) means any person, vendor, or syn-
dicator who engages in the wholesale distribu-
tion of motion pictures to any exhibitor, net-
work, retail provider, or other person who pub-
licly performs motion pictures by means of any
technology, and
‘‘(ii) does not include laboratories or other
providers of technical services to the motion pic-
ture, video, or television industry;
‘‘(D) the term ‘editing’ means the purposeful or
accidental removal of existing material or insertion
of new material;
‘‘(E) the term ‘exhibitor’ means any local
broadcast station, cable system, airline, motion pic-
ture theater, or other person that publicly performs
a motion picture by means of any technology;
‘‘(F) the term ‘exploit’ means to exhibit publicly
or offer to the public through sale or lease, and the
term ‘exploitation’ means the act of exploiting;
‘‘(G) the term ‘film’ or ‘motion picture’
means—
‘‘(i) a theatrical motion picture, after its
publication, of 60 minutes duration or greater,
intended for exhibition, public performance,
public sale or lease, and
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1058
AN ACT
To reform Federal securities litigation, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Securities Litigation Reform Act’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
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‘‘(1) AUTHORITY
TO
AWARD
FEES
AND
EX-
PENSES.—If the court in any private action arising
under this title enters a final judgment against a
party litigant on the basis of a motion to dismiss,
motion for summary judgment, or a trial on the
merits, the court shall, upon motion by the prevail-
ing party, determine whether (A) the position of the
losing party was not substantially justified, (B) im-
posing fees and expenses on the losing party or the
losing party’s attorney would be just, and (C) the
cost of such fees and expenses to the prevailing
party is substantially burdensome or unjust. If the
court makes the determinations described in clauses
(A), (B), and (C), the court shall award the prevail-
ing party reasonable fees and other expenses in-
curred by that party. The determination of whether
the position of the losing party was substantially
justified shall be made on the basis of the record in
the action for which fees and other expenses are
sought, but the burden of persuasion shall be on the
prevailing party.
‘‘(2) SECURITY
FOR
PAYMENT
OF
COSTS
IN
CLASS
ACTIONS.—In any private action arising
under this title that is certified as a class action pur-
suant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the
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of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, 
pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of 
the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe 
under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List 
Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a et seq.).’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) CHIEF EXECUTIVE.—The term ‘Chief Ex-
ecutive’ means the person who is the Chief, Chair-
man, Governor, President, or similar executive offi-
cial of an Indian tribal government.’’. 
(d) REFERENCES.—Title I of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 102 the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 103. REFERENCES. 
‘‘Except as otherwise specifically provided, any ref-
erence in this Act to ‘State and local’, ‘State or local’, 
‘State, and local’, ‘State, or local’, or ‘State, local’ (includ-
ing plurals) with respect to governments or officials and 
any reference to a ‘local government’ in sections 406(d)(3) 
and 417 is deemed to refer also to Indian tribal govern-
ments and officials, as appropriate.’’. 
(e) REGULATIONS.— 
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(1) ISSUANCE.—The President shall issue regu-
lations to carry out the amendments made by this 
section. 
(2) FACTORS.—In issuing the regulations, the 
President shall consider the unique conditions that 
affect the general welfare of Indian tribal govern-
ments. 
SEC. 11. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REDUCING COSTS OF 
FUTURE DISASTERS. 
(a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall sub-
mit to Congress recommendations for the development of 
a national strategy for reducing future costs, loss of life, 
and injuries associated with extreme disaster events in vul-
nerable areas of the United States. 
(b) NATIONAL STRATEGY.—The national strategy 
should— 
(1) respect the constitutional role and respon-
sibilities of Federal, State, and local governments 
and the private sector; 
(2) consider the vulnerability of the United 
States to damage from flooding, severe weather 
events, and other hazards; 
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(3) analyze gaps and duplication of emergency 
preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation 
measures provided by Federal, State, and local enti-
ties; and 
(4) include recommendations on how to improve 
the resiliency of local communities and States for 
the purpose of lowering future costs of disaster re-
sponse and recovery. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 14, 
2013. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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project not later than 10 years after the date
of the enactment of the Comprehensive Wet-
lands Conservation and Management Act of
1995.
‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY
OF
DELINEATION
STANDARDS.—In conducting the project under
this section, the Secretaries shall identify and
classify wetlands in accordance with standards
for delineation of wetlands established by the
Secretaries under subsection (g).
‘‘(C) PUBLIC
HEARINGS.—In conducting
the project under this section, the Secretaries
shall provide notice and an opportunity for a
public hearing in each county, parish or bor-
ough of a State before completion of identifica-
tion and classification of wetlands in such coun-
ty, parish, or borough.
‘‘(D) PUBLICATION.—Promptly after com-
pletion of identification and classification of
wetlands in a county, parish, or borough under
this section, the Secretaries shall have published
information on such identification and classi-
fication in the Federal Register and in publica-
tions of wide circulation and take other steps
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2200 
To improve the administration of programs in the insular areas, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2013 
Mr. SABLAN (for himself, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, and Ms. 
BORDALLO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Edu-
cation and the Workforce, Financial Services, Transportation and Infra-
structure, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To improve the administration of programs in the insular 
areas, 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 ‘‘Territorial Omnibus 
Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
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‘‘(B) The existence of public reports by se-
curities analysts concerning any class of securi-
ties of the issuer of the security.
‘‘(C) The eligibility of the issuer of the se-
curity, under the rules and regulations of the
Commission, to incorporate by reference its re-
ports made pursuant to section 13 of this title
in a registration statement filed under the Se-
curities Act of 1933 in connection with the sale
of equity securities.
‘‘(D) A history of immediate movement of
the price of any class of securities of the issuer
of the security caused by the public dissemina-
tion of information regarding unexpected cor-
porate events or financial releases.
In no event shall it be considered reasonable for a
party to expect the market price of the security to
reflect substantially all publicly available information
regarding the issuer of the security unless the issuer
of the security has a class of securities listed and
registered on a national securities exchange or
quoted on the automated quotation system of a na-
tional securities association.
‘‘(e) ALLOCATION OF LIABILITY.—
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1058
To reform Federal securities litigation, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 27, 1995
Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. FIELDS of Texas, Mr. COX of California, and
Mr. TAUZIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce and, in addition, to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary, 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 reform Federal securities litigation, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Securities Litigation Reform Act’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1.
Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Prevention of lawyer-driven litigation.
(a) Plaintiff steering committees to ensure client control of lawsuits.
‘‘Sec. 36. Class action steering committees.
(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study, the Comp-
troller General shall— 
(1) assess whether the benefit-to-cost ratio for-
mulas described in subsection (a) take into consider-
ation— 
(A) the remote locations in, and the cost of 
transportation to and from, American Samoa; 
and 
(B) other significant factors that are not 
comparable to locations within the 48 contig-
uous States; and 
(2) assess, in particular, the use of benefit-to- 
cost ratio formulas by— 
(A) the Secretary of Transportation with 
respect to airport traffic control tower pro-
grams; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Army, acting 
through the Corps of Engineers, with respect to 
a harbor project or other water resources devel-
opment project. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to Congress a report on the results 
of the study. 
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SEC. 14. WAIVER OF LOCAL MATCHING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) WAIVER
OF
CERTAIN
MATCHING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 501 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to au-
thorize certain appropriations for the territories of the 
United States, to amend certain Acts relating thereto, and 
for other purposes’’, approved October 15, 1977 (48 
U.S.C. 1469a; 91 Stat. 1164) is amended— 
(1) in the last sentence of subsection (d), by 
striking ‘‘by law’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
the case of American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, 
and the Northern Mariana Islands, each department or 
agency of the United States shall waive any requirement 
for local matching funds (including in-kind contributions) 
that the insular area would otherwise be required to pro-
vide for any grant as follows: 
‘‘(1) For a grant requiring matching funds (in-
cluding in-kind contributions) of $500,000 or less, 
the entire matching requirement shall be waived. 
‘‘(2) For a grant requiring matching funds (in-
cluding 
in-kind 
contributions) 
of 
more 
than 
$500,000, $500,000 of the matching requirement 
shall be waived.’’. 
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‘‘(a) Class action steering committee.
‘‘(b) Membership of plaintiff steering committee.
‘‘(c) Functions of plaintiff steering committee.
‘‘(d) Immunity from civil liability; removal.
‘‘(e) Effect on other law.’’
(b) Prohibition on attorneys’ fees paid from Commission disgorgement
funds.
Sec. 3. Prevention of abusive practices that foment litigation.
(a) Additional provisions applicable to private actions.
‘‘Sec. 20B. Procedures applicable to private actions.
‘‘(a) Elimination of bonus payments to named plaintiffs in class
actions.
‘‘(b) Restrictions on professional plaintiffs.
‘‘(c) Awards of fees and expenses.
‘‘(d) Prevention of abusive conflicts of interest.
‘‘(e) Disclosure of settlement terms to class members.
‘‘(f) Encouragement of finality in settlement discharges.
‘‘(g) Contribution from non-parties in interests of fairness.
‘‘(h) Defendant’s right to written interrogatories establishing
scienter.’’
(b) Prohibition of referral fees that foment litigation.
Sec. 4. Prevention of ‘‘fishing expedition’’ lawsuits.
‘‘Sec. 10A. Requirements for securities fraud actions.
‘‘(a) Scienter.
‘‘(b) Requirement for explicit pleading of scienter.
‘‘(c) Dismissal for failure to meet pleading requirements; stay of
discovery; summary judgment.
‘‘(d) Reliance and causation.
‘‘(e) Allocation of liability.
‘‘(f) Damages.’’
Sec. 5. Establishment of ‘‘safe harbor’’ for predictive Statements.
‘‘Sec. 37. Application of safe harbor for forward-looking Statements.
‘‘(a) Safe harbor defined.
‘‘(b) Automatic protective order staying discovery; expedited pro-
cedure.
‘‘(c) Regulatory authority.’’
Sec. 6. Rule of construction.
Sec. 7. Effective date.
SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF LAWYER-DRIVEN LITIGATION.
(a) PLAINTIFF STEERING COMMITTEES TO ENSURE
CLIENT CONTROL
OF LAWSUITS.—The Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 36. CLASS ACTION STEERING COMMITTEES.
‘‘(a) CLASS ACTION STEERING COMMITTEE.—In any
private action arising under this title seeking to recover