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Union Calendar No. 512 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3283 
[Report No. 112–477, Part I] 
To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934 to provide an exemption for certain swaps and security-based 
swaps involving non-U.S. persons, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 31, 2011 
Mr. HIMES (for himself and Mr. GARRETT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 
MAY 11, 2012 
Reported from the Committee on Financial Services with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
MAY 11, 2012 
Referral to the Committee on Agriculture extended for a period ending not 
later than May 30, 2012 
MAY 30, 2012 
Referral to the Committee on Agriculture extended for a period ending not 
later than July 16, 2012 
JULY 16, 2012 
Referral to the Committee on Agriculture extended for a period ending not 
later than September 21, 2012 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 
Referral to the Committee on Agriculture extended for a period ending not 
later than November 30, 2012 
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‘‘(B) PARTICIPATING
SCHOOL
AUTHOR-
ITY.—The term ‘participating school authority’ 
means a school food authority that— 
‘‘(i) participates in the school lunch 
program under this Act; and 
‘‘(ii) elects to participate in the local 
food credit program under this subsection. 
‘‘(C) PARTICIPATING STATE AGENCY.—The 
term ‘participating State agency’ means a State 
agency that— 
‘‘(i) participates in the school lunch 
program under this Act; and 
‘‘(ii) elects to participate in the local 
food credit program under this subsection. 
‘‘(2) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—Beginning 
for 
the 
2013–2014 school year and for each subsequent 
school year, the Secretary shall provide a grant to 
each participating State agency to provide each par-
ticipating school food authority under the jurisdic-
tion of that State agency with local food credits in 
an amount equal to not more than 15 percent of the 
total value of the commodity assistance or cash pay-
ments the State authority is eligible to receive under 
subsection (c)(2) for that school year in lieu of the 
commodity assistance or cash payments. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2448
To improve the accuracy of radon testing products and services, to increase
testing for radon, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 17, 1993
Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. SWIFT, and Mr. HASTERT) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce
A BILL
To improve the accuracy of radon testing products and serv-
ices, to increase testing for radon, and for other pur-
poses.
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 ‘‘Radon Awareness and
Disclosure Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Environmental Protection Agency has
determined that radon is second only to smoking as
access to locally and regionally produced agricultural 
products by— 
‘‘(A) improving and expanding or assisting 
in the improvement and expansion of— 
‘‘(i) domestic farmers’ markets, farm 
and roadside stands, community-supported 
agriculture and community-supported fish-
ery programs, agritourism activities, green 
carts, route vendors, buying clubs, and 
other direct producer-to-consumer market 
opportunities; and 
‘‘(ii) local and regional food markets 
that are not direct farmer-to-consumer 
markets, but that may include the scaling 
up of such direct markets, including proc-
essing, distributing, aggregating, storing, 
and marketing; 
‘‘(B) developing or aiding in the develop-
ment of— 
‘‘(i) new farmers’ markets, roadside 
stands, community-supported agriculture 
and community-supported fishery pro-
grams, agritourism activities, and other di-
rect producer-to-consumer marketing op-
portunities; and 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3282 
To amend title 39, United States Code, to increase the non-foreign area 
cost of living allowance for officers and employees of the United States 
Postal Service whose duty station is within American Samoa. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 31, 2011 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 39, United States Code, to increase the 
non-foreign area cost of living allowance for officers and 
employees of the United States Postal Service whose 
duty station is within American Samoa. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT REGARDING LOCALITY-BASED 
COMPARABILITY PAYMENTS IN AMERICAN 
SAMOA. 
Section 1005(b) of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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V 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3281 
For the relief of Ayded Reyes Benitez. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 27, 2011 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Ayded Reyes Benitez. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR AYDED 
REYES BENITEZ. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Ayded Reyes Benitez shall be eligible for issuance of 
an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of 
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon 
filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa 
under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status 
to lawful permanent resident. 
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(b) ADJUSTMENT
OF STATUS.—If Ayded Reyes 
Benitez enters the United States before the filing deadline 
specified in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have 
entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligi-
ble, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Ayded Reyes Benitez, the Secretary of State 
shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the 
current or next following fiscal year, the total number of 
immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the 
country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the 
total number of immigrant visas that are made available 
to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 
202(e) of such Act. 
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
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parents, brothers, and sisters of Ayded Reyes Benitez 
shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any 
right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act. 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’ in the first sentence and inserting ‘‘paragraphs 
(2) and (3)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3)(A) Notwithstanding the requirements of 
paragraph (2), for purposes of applying subtitle B of 
title XIX of division A of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84) and any amendments made by such sub-
title, officers and employees of the Postal Service 
whose duty station is within American Samoa, other 
than employees covered by section 1003 (b) and (c), 
shall be entitled to the same allowance provided to 
officers and employees of the Postal Service in other 
non-foreign areas, including Guam, pursuant to sec-
tion 5304 of title 5. 
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall apply for purposes 
of determining any amount payable for service per-
formed in any pay period beginning on or after the 
date of enactment of this paragraph.’’. 
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(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘conducting research and development or’’ after 
‘‘Before’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘after expert 
review in accordance with section 505(e)’’ after ‘‘ap-
proved by the Board’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 522(e) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘CONTRACTING’’ and inserting ‘‘RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘conduct research and development and’’ after 
‘‘the Corporation may use to’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘conduct research and development and’’ after 
‘‘for the fiscal year to’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘to provide either re-
imbursement payments or contract payments under 
this section for a fiscal year is not needed for such 
purposes’’ and inserting ‘‘for a fiscal year is not 
needed for the purposes for which the amount was 
made available’’; and 
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organized, incorporated, or (if an indi-
vidual) resident in the United States; and 
‘‘(viii) any partnership or corpora-
tion— 
‘‘(I) organized or incorporated 
under the laws of any foreign jurisdic-
tion; and 
‘‘(II) formed by a U.S. person 
principally for the purpose of invest-
ing in securities not registered under 
the Securities Act of 1933, unless it is 
organized or incorporated, and owned, 
by accredited investors (as such term 
is defined under section 230.501 of 
title 17, Code of Federal Regulations) 
that are not natural persons, estates, 
or trusts. 
‘‘(E) 
ANTI-EVASION.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this paragraph, a reg-
istered security-based swap dealer shall not con-
duct any activities that are designed to evade 
any provision of this Act that was enacted by 
the Wall Street Transparency and Account-
ability Act of 2010.’’. 
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NOVEMBER 30, 2012 
Referral to the Committee on Agriculture extended for a period ending not 
later than December 14, 2012 
DECEMBER 14, 2012 
Additional sponsors: Ms. MOORE, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. DOLD, 
Mr. ROYCE, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Ms. HAYWORTH, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. 
CLAY, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. CAR-
NEY, Mr. BACA, and Mr. KINGSTON 
DECEMBER 14, 2012 
The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 31, 2011] 
A BILL 
To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 to provide an exemption for cer-
tain swaps and security-based swaps involving non-U.S. 
persons, and for other purposes. 
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(b) USE OF FUNDS.—
(1) ACTIVITIES.—A local educational agency
may use funds awarded under section 2(a) for 1 or
more of the following activities:
(A) Identifying and assessing school vio-
lence and discipline problems, including coordi-
nating needs assessment activities with edu-
cation, law-enforcement, judicial, health, social
service, juvenile justice programs, gang preven-
tion activities, and other appropriate agencies
and organizations.
(B) Conducting school safety reviews or vi-
olence prevention reviews of programs, policies,
practices, and facilities to determine what
changes are needed to reduce or prevent vio-
lence and promote safety and discipline.
(C) Planning for comprehensive, long-term
strategies for combating and preventing school
violence and discipline problems through the in-
volvement and coordination of school programs
with other education, law-enforcement, judicial,
health, social service, and other appropriate
agencies and organizations.
SEC. 6. PERFORMANCE PROGRAM FOR RADON PRODUCTS
AND SERVICES.
Section 309 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15
U.S.C 2669) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 309. PERFORMANCE AND PROFICIENCY PROGRAM
FOR RADON PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.
‘‘(a) PERFORMANCE AND PROFICIENCY PROGRAM.—
(1) Within one year after the enactment of the Radon
Awareness and Disclosure Act of 1994, the Administrator
shall promulgate regulations establishing a program to re-
quire each of the following—
‘‘(A) Any product for the measurement of radon
shall meet performance criteria that insure the effec-
tiveness of such product.
‘‘(B) Any person offering a service to the public
for the measurement or mitigation of radon shall meet
a level of proficiency that insures the effectiveness of
such service.
Effective on the date 2 years after the enactment of the
Radon Awareness and Disclosure Act of 1994, no person
may introduce into commerce any product for the measure-
ment of radon unless such product meets the performance
criteria established under subparagraph (A) and no person
may offer a service to the public for the measurement or
mitigation of radon unless such person meets the level of
proficiency established under subparagraph (B).
interstate, and local requirements, both substantive and
procedural (including any requirement for certification, li-
censing, recordkeeping, or reporting or any provisions for
injunctive relief and such sanctions as may be imposed by
a court to enforce such relief) respecting radon in the same
manner, and to the same extent as any nongovernmental
entity is subject to such requirements, including the pay-
ment of reasonable service charges. The Federal, State,
interstate, and local substantive and procedural require-
ments referred to in this subsection include, but are not lim-
ited to, all administrative orders and all civil and adminis-
trative penalties and fines regardless of whether such pen-
alties or fines are punitive or coercive in nature, or whether
imposed for isolated, intermittent or continuing violations.
The United States hereby expressly waives any immunity
otherwise applicable to the United States with respect to
any such substantive or procedural requirement (including,
but not limited to, any injunctive relief, administrative
order, or civil or administrative penalty or fine referred
to in the preceding sentence, or reasonable service charge).
The reasonable service charges referred to in this section in-
clude, but are not limited to, fees or charges assessed for
certification and licensing, as well as any other nondiscrim-
inatory charges that are assessed in connection with a Fed-
eral, State, interstate, or local radon program. No agent,
agriculture, or local and regional food production, 
through’’. 
SEC. 2006. COOPERATIVE CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP 
INITIATIVE. 
Section 1243(b)(4) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3843(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘specialty 
crop and organic production and precision agriculture pro-
ducers’’ and inserting ‘‘specialty crop, organic, and local 
and regional food production, and precision agriculture 
producers’’. 
SEC. 2007. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR CON-
SERVATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 1244(a)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3844(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (E); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) Local and regional food producers.’’. 
TITLE III—NUTRITION 
SEC. 3001. ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFERS. 
Section 7(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2016(h)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
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‘‘(II) formed by a U.S. person 
principally for the purpose of investing 
in securities not registered under the 
Securities Act of 1933, unless it is or-
ganized or incorporated, and owned, 
by accredited investors (as such term is 
defined under section 230.501 of title 
17, Code of Federal Regulations) that 
are not natural persons, estates, or 
trusts. 
‘‘(E) ANTI-EVASION.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this paragraph, a registered 
security-based swap dealer shall not conduct any 
activities that are designed to evade any provi-
sion of this Act that was enacted by the Wall 
Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 
2010. 
‘‘(F) PRESERVATION OF AUTHORITY.—Noth-
ing in this paragraph shall— 
‘‘(i) exempt a transaction described in 
this paragraph from section 23A or 23B of 
the Federal Reserve Act, or implementing 
regulations thereunder; or 
‘‘(ii) affect the authorities of the pru-
dential regulators over the institutions de-
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scribed under subparagraphs (A) through 
(E) of section 1a(39) of the Commodity Ex-
change Act (7 U.S.C. 1a(39)) as those au-
thorities are established in law, other than 
under title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall 
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 
and amendments made by such title.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 512 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3283 
[Report No. 112–477, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide an 
exemption for certain swaps and security-based 
swaps involving non-U.S. persons, and for other 
purposes. 
DECEMBER 14, 2012 
The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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(3) Fostering an awareness and understanding
of the interactions among wildlife, estuarine and
wetland ecosystems, and human activities.
(4) Providing office space and facilities for ref-
uge administration, research, education, and related
activities.
SEC. 303. DESIGN.
The Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that the
design, size, and location of a facility constructed under
this title are consistent with the cultural and natural his-
tory of the area with which the facility will be concerned.
SEC. 304. COST SHARING.
The Secretary of the Interior may accept contribu-
tions of funds from non-Federal sources to pay the costs
of operating and maintaining the facility authorized under
this title, and shall take appropriate steps to seek to ob-
tain such contributions.
SEC. 305. REPORT.
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit
a report to the Congress on progress made in designing
and constructing a facility under this title, including steps
taken under section 304 to obtain contributions and any
such contributions that have been pledged to or received
by the United States.
Passed the House of Representatives November 3,
1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2686
To amend the Small Business Act to reduce the interest rates on disaster
loans provided by the Small Business Administration for losses resulting
from flooding in Midwest communities participating in the national flood
insurance program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 21, 1993
Mr. WHEAT (for himself, Ms. DANNER, Mr. EMERSON, Mr. SKELTON, Mr.
CLAY, Mr. VOLKMER, and Mr. GEPHARDT) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to reduce the interest
rates on disaster loans provided by the Small Business
Administration for losses resulting from flooding in Mid-
west communities participating in the national flood in-
surance program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDUCTION OF INTEREST RATES ON SBA DIS-
ASTER LOANS.
(a) INTEREST RATE.—Section 7(c) of the Small
Business Act (16 U.S.C. 636(c)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph: