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IV
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 353
Providing amounts from the contingent fund of the House for expenses
of investigations and studies by the Committee on Government Oper-
ations in the second session of the One Hundred Third Congress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 8, 1994
Mr. CONYERS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration
RESOLUTION
Providing amounts from the contingent fund of the House
for expenses of investigations and studies by the Commit-
tee on Government Operations in the second session of
the One Hundred Third Congress.
Resolved, That (a) for expenses of investigations and
studies by the Committee on Government Operations
(hereinafter in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘Commit-
tee’’), including expenses for—
(1) procurement of consultant services under
section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act
of 1946; and
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(2) provision of assistance for members of pro-
fessional staff in obtaining specialized training under
section 202(j) of such Act;
there shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the House
not more than $3,282,875.
(b) Not more than $10,000 of the amount specified
in subsection (a) may be used for consultant services re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) of such subsection and not more
than $2,000 of such amount may be used for specialized
training referred to in paragraph (2) of such subsection.
SEC. 2. Payments under this resolution shall be made
on vouchers authorized by the Committee, signed by the
chairman of the Committee, and approved by the Commit-
tee on House Administration.
SEC. 3. Amounts shall be available under this resolu-
tion for investigations and studies carried out during the
period beginning at noon January 3, 1994, and ending
immediately before noon on January 3, 1995.
SEC. 4. Amounts made available under this resolution
shall be expended in accordance with regulations pre-
scribed by the Committee on House Administration.
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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 354
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that commit-
tee reports accompanying authorization and revenue bills include employ-
ment impact statements prepared by the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 9, 1994
Mr. GALLO (for himself, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. SANTORUM, Mr. CANADY, Mr.
ARMEY, Mr. MACHTLEY, Mr. QUINN, and Mr. HASTERT) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to
require that committee reports accompanying authoriza-
tion and revenue bills include employment impact state-
ments prepared by the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office.
Resolved, That clause 2(l) of rule XI of the Rules of
the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(8) Each report of a committee on each authoriza-
tion or revenue bill or joint resolution of a public character
shall contain a detailed analytical statement prepared by
the Director of the Congressional Budget Office of the es-
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timated impact, if any, of that bill or joint resolution on
public sector and private sector employment over the 5-
fiscal year period beginning with the fiscal year in which
it is to become effective.’’.
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1824 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on the performance 
of the regional offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2013 
Ms. MENG (for herself, Mr. LANCE, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. JONES, Ms. 
KUSTER, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. O’ROURKE, Ms. SINEMA, 
Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Ms. SLAUGHTER, and Mr. BARBER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an 
annual report on the performance of the regional offices 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
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 ‘‘VA Regional Office 
Accountability Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT ON PERFORMANCE OF REGIONAL 
OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS. 
Section 7734 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting before the 
period the following: ‘‘and on the performance of 
any regional office that fails to meet its administra-
tive goals’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) in the case of any regional office that, for 
the year covered by the report, did not meet the ad-
ministrative goal of no claim pending for more than 
125 days and an accuracy rating of 98 percent— 
‘‘(A) a signed statement prepared by the 
individual serving as director of the regional of-
fice as of the date of the submittal of the report 
containing— 
‘‘(i) an explanation for why the re-
gional office did not meet the goal; 
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‘‘(ii) a description of the additional re-
sources needed to enable the regional office 
to reach the goal; and 
‘‘(iii) a description of any additional 
actions planned for the subsequent year 
that are proposed to enable the regional of-
fice to meet the goal; and 
‘‘(B) a statement prepared by the Under 
Secretary for Benefits explaining how the fail-
ure of the regional office to meet the goal af-
fected the performance evaluation of the direc-
tor of the regional office; and’’. 
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IV
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 355
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the people of
the United States should be encouraged to practice random acts of kindness.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 9, 1994
Mr. TUCKER (for himself, Mr. LEHMAN, Mr. THOMAS of California, Mr. VAL-
ENTINE, Mr. WYNN, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. WATT, and Ms. ROYBAL-
ALLARD) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that
the people of the United States should be encouraged
to practice random acts of kindness.
Whereas the incidence of random acts of violence in the
United States has reached epidemic levels;
Whereas the Surgeon General of the United States estimates
that, every day in the United States, 135,000 children
carry guns to school;
Whereas every day in the United States 3 children are killed
by child abuse, 9 children are murdered, 13 children are
killed by guns, 30 children are wounded by guns, 307
children are arrested for crimes of violence, 7,945 chil-
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dren are reported abused or neglected, and 5,703 teen-
agers are victims of violent crime;
Whereas every 4 hours a child in the United States commits
suicide;
Whereas, in the United States, every 6 minutes a rape is
committed, and every year between 3,000,000 and
4,000,000 women are battered by their partners and
more than 200,000 women are stalked;
Whereas, every year in the United States, there are 4.7 ran-
dom acts of violence committed against every 1,000 per-
sons 65 years of age or older;
Whereas, every year in the United States, there are 758.1
random acts of violence for every 100,000 persons in the
United States, and 235 firearm-related acts of violence
for every 100,000 persons in the United States;
Whereas there are 238,000,000 handguns in the United
States;
Whereas, in 1992 in the United States, there were 1,730
anti-Semitic incidents, the total number of white-su-
premacist groups rose 27 percent above the number from
the previous year, and a record number of bias-related in-
cidents, including 31 murders, were reported;
Whereas hate crimes against Asians comprised 8.9 percent of
all hate crimes documented in Los Angeles County in
1990;
Whereas the United States strongly opposes random acts of
violence, and all forms of intolerance and mean-spirited-
ness based on ethnicity, religion, race, gender, or sexual
orientation; and
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Whereas Professor Chuck Wall of Bakersfield College has
committed his efforts to promoting random acts of kind-
ness among all people: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that the people of the United States should
be encouraged to practice random acts of kindness, in the
spirit of compassion, kindness, and goodwill toward all
persons.
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‘‘(D) an emergency loan under section 
3301; 
‘‘(E) an economic emergency loan under 
section 202 of the Emergency Agricultural 
Credit Adjustment Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. prec. 
1961 note; Public Law 95–334); 
‘‘(F) a loan for a farm service building 
under section 502 of the Housing Act of 1949 
(42 U.S.C. 1472); 
‘‘(G) an economic opportunity loan under 
section 602 of the Economic Opportunity Act of 
1964 (Public Law 88–452; 42 U.S.C. 2942 
note) (as it existed before the amendment made 
by section 683(a) of the Omnibus Budget Rec-
onciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97–35; 95 
Stat. 519)); 
‘‘(H) a softwood timber loan under section 
608 of the Agricultural Programs Adjustment 
Act of 1984 (7 U.S.C. 1981 note; Public Law 
98–258); or 
‘‘(I) any other loan described in section 
343(a)(10) of this title (as it existed before the 
amendment made by section 2 of the Agri-
culture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013) 
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that is outstanding on the date of enactment of 
that Act. 
‘‘(15) FARM
SERVICE
AGENCY.—The term 
‘Farm Service Agency’ means the offices of the 
Farm Service Agency to which the Secretary dele-
gates responsibility to carry out this title. 
‘‘(16) GOVERNMENTAL
ENTITY.—The term 
‘governmental entity’ means any agency of a State 
or a unit of local government of a State, or subdivi-
sion thereof. 
‘‘(17) 
GUARANTEE.—The 
term 
‘guarantee’ 
means guaranteeing the payment of a loan origi-
nated, held, and serviced by a private financial agen-
cy, or lender, approved by the Secretary. 
‘‘(18) HIGHLY
ERODIBLE
LAND.—The term 
‘highly erodible land’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 1201(a) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801(a)). 
‘‘(19) HOMESTEAD
RETENTION.—The term 
‘homestead retention’ means homestead retention as 
authorized under section 3414. 
‘‘(20) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ 
means a Federal or State-recognized Indian tribe or 
other federally recognized Indian tribal group (in-
cluding a Tribal College or University, as defined in 
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IV
House Calendar No. 134
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 356
[Report No. 103–421]
Waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect to consideration
of a certain resolution reported from the Committee on Rules.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 9, 1994
Mr. BEILENSON, 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 4(b) of rule XI with respect
to consideration of a certain resolution reported from
the Committee on Rules.
Resolved, That the requirement of clause 4(b) of rule
XI 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 a resolution reported
on or before the legislative day of February 11, 1994, pro-
viding for the consideration or disposition of the bill (H.R.
3759) making emergency supplemental appropriations for
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the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other
purposes, any amendment thereto, any conference report
thereon, or any amendment reported in disagreement from
a conference thereon.
H. Res. 357
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
February 10, 1994.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule
XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of
the bill (H.R. 3345) to amend title 5, United States Code,
to eliminate certain restrictions on employee training; to pro-
vide temporary authority to agencies relating to voluntary
separation incentive payments; and for other purposes. The
first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of
order against consideration of the bill are waived. General de-
bate shall be confined to the bill and the amendments made
in order by this resolution and shall not exceed one hour
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Post Office and Civil
Service. After general debate the bill shall be considered for
amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order
to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment
under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of
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a substitute printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee
on Rules accompanying this resolution. The amendment in
the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. No
amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute
shall be in order except the amendment printed in part 2 of
the report of the Committee on Rules, which may be offered
only by a Member designated in the report, shall be consid-
ered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the
report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not
be subject to a demand for division of the question in the
House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order
against the amendments printed in the report of the Commit-
tee on Rules are waived. At the conclusion of consideration
of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report
the bill to the House with such amendments as may have
been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in
the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of
the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of
a substitute made in order as original text. The previous
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and
amendments thereto to final passage without intervening mo-
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tion except one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions.
Attest:
Clerk.
House Calendar No. 135
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 357
[Report No. 103–422]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3345)
to amend title 5, United States Code, to elimi-
nate certain restrictions on employee training; to
provide temporary authority to agencies relating
to voluntary separation incentive payments, and
for other purposes.
FEBRUARY 9, 1994
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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purpose of the directives to House committees contained
in such concurrent resolution.
‘‘(b) Nothing in this clause shall be construed to pre-
vent the consideration of any provision in a reconciliation
bill, or any amendment thereto, which achieves savings
greater than those directed of a committee and which con-
forms to paragraph (c) of this clause, or to prevent the
consideration of motions to strike made in order by the
Committee on Rules to achieve the purposes of the direc-
tives.
‘‘(c) For the purposes of this clause, a provision shall
be considered related to achieving the purposes of direc-
tives contained in the most recently agreed to concurrent
resolution on the budget if it is estimated by the House
Committee on the Budget, in consultation with the Con-
gressional Budget Office, to effectuate or implement a re-
duction in budget authority or in new spending authority
described in section 401(c)(2)(C) of the Congressional
Budget Act, or to raise revenues, or both, and, in the case
of an amendment, if it is within (in whole or in part) the
jurisdiction of any committee instructed in the concurrent
resolution.
‘‘(d) The point of order provided for by this clause
shall not apply to Senate amendments or to conference
reports.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1826 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for real property or for a project 
or program named for an individual then serving as a Member of Con-
gress, including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress, or 
as President. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2013 
Mr. MCCAUL (for himself, Mr. AMASH, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. MCKINLEY, and 
Mr. BRADY of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for real property or 
for a project or program named for an individual then 
serving as a Member of Congress, including a Delegate 
or Resident Commissioner to Congress, or as President. 
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 ‘‘No Monuments to Me 
Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No Federal funds may be used 
for real property (including structures, buildings, or other 
infrastructure) or for a project or program named for an 
individual then serving as a Member of Congress, includ-
ing a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress, 
or as President. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply with 
respect to any Presidential library. 
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY. 
Section 2 shall not apply with respect to any project 
or program commenced, or any real property named, prior 
to the date of the enactment of this Act, regardless of 
whether the authorization for such project or program or 
for the use of such real property has expired. 
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IV
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 358
Providing amounts from the contingent fund of the House for expenses
of investigations and studies by the Committee on the Judiciary in
the second session of the One Hundred Third Congress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 10, 1994
Mr. BROOKS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration
RESOLUTION
Providing amounts from the contingent fund of the House
for expenses of investigations and studies by the Commit-
tee on the Judiciary in the second session of the One
Hundred Third Congress.
Resolved, That (a) for expenses of investigations and
studies by the Committee on the Judiciary (hereinafter in
this resolution referred to as the ‘‘Committee’’), including
expenses for provision of assistance for members of profes-
sional staff in obtaining specialized training under section
202(j) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946,
there shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the House
not more than $2,734,853.
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(b) Not more than $5,000 of the amount specified
in subsection (a) may be used for specialized training re-
ferred to in such subsection.
SEC. 2. Payments under this resolution shall be made
on vouchers authorized by the Committee, signed by the
chairman of the Committee, and approved by the Commit-
tee on House Administration.
SEC. 3. Amounts shall be available under this resolu-
tion for investigations and studies carried out during the
period beginning at noon on January 3, 1994, and ending
immediately before noon on January 3, 1995.
SEC. 4. Amounts made available under this resolution
shall be expended in accordance with regulations pre-
scribed by the Committee on House Administration.
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1827 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend through fiscal year 2018 
the authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2013 
Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Mr. TONKO, and Mr. MCDERMOTT) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend through 
fiscal year 2018 the authorization for certain health care 
workforce loan repayment programs. 
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 ‘‘Pediatric Subspecialty 
and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 
2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN HEALTH CARE WORK-
FORCE 
LOAN 
REPAYMENT 
PROGRAMS 
THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2018. 
Section 775(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 295f(e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
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IV
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 359
Providing amounts from the contingent fund of the House for expenses
of investigations and studies by the Committee on Small Business in
the second session of the One Hundred Third Congress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 10, 1994
Mr. LAFALCE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration
RESOLUTION
Providing amounts from the contingent fund of the House
for expenses of investigations and studies by the Commit-
tee on Small Business in the second session of the One
Hundred Third Congress.
Resolved, That for expenses of investigations and
studies by the Committee on Small Business (hereinafter
in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘Committee’’), there
shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the House not
more than $1,073,000.
SEC. 2. Payments under this resolution shall be made
on vouchers authorized by the Committee, signed by the
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chairman of the Committee, and approved by the Commit-
tee on House Administration.
SEC. 3. Amounts shall be available under this resolu-
tion for investigations and studies carried out during the
period beginning at noon on January 3, 1994, and ending
immediately before noon on January 3, 1995.
SEC. 4. Amounts made available under this resolution
shall be expended in accordance with regulations pre-
scribed by the Committee on House Administration.
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