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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4372 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the social security 
number of the student and the employer identification number of the 
educational institution for purposes of education tax credits, to perma-
nently allow disclosure of return information to prison officials to prevent 
prisoners from filing false and fraudulent tax returns, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2012 
Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, 
Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. REED, Mr. ROKITA, and Mrs. 
ELLMERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require 
the social security number of the student and the em-
ployer identification number of the educational institu-
tion for purposes of education tax credits, to permanently 
allow disclosure of return information to prison officials 
to prevent prisoners from filing false and fraudulent 
tax returns, and for other purposes. 
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. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER AND EMPLOYER 
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER REQUIRED FOR 
EDUCATION TAX CREDITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 25A(g) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘taxpayer identification num-
ber’’ and inserting ‘‘social security number’’, and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and the employer identifica-
tion number of any institution to which qualified tui-
tion and related expenses were paid with respect to 
such individual,’’ after ‘‘such individual’’. 
(b) OMISSION TREATED
AS MATHEMATICAL
OR 
CLERICAL
ERROR.—Subparagraph 
(J) 
of 
section 
6213(g)(2) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘TIN’’ 
and inserting ‘‘social security number and employer identi-
fication number’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2011. 
SEC. 2. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF DISCLOSURE OF CER-
TAIN RETURN INFORMATION TO CERTAIN 
PRISON OFFICIALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6103(k)(10) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking sub-
paragraph (D). 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4374 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the increased limita-
tion on the cover over of the tax on distilled spirits to Puerto Rico 
and the Virgin Islands. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2012 
Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself and Mr. PIERLUISI) 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 extend 
the increased limitation on the cover over of the tax 
on distilled spirits to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF INCREASED LIMITATION ON 
COVER OVER OF TAX ON DISTILLED SPIRITS 
TO PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 7652(f) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘January 1, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2014’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to distilled spirits brought into the 
United States after December 31, 2011. 
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experience as a result of consenting to the transfer
and novation;
(6) a statement that, without the written consent
of the policyholder, the transferring insurer will re-
main as the insurance company of the policyholder or
beneficiary, except as provided in section 5 of this
Act;
(7) a statement that the assuming insurer is li-
censed to write the type of business being transferred
in the State where the policyholder resides, or is oth-
erwise authorized, under applicable law, to assume
such business;
(8) the name, address, and telephone number of
the person designated by the transferring insurer as
the person for receiving the written consent of the pol-
icyholder affected by the proposed transfer and nova-
tion;
(9) the address and telephone number of the chief
insurance regulatory official of the State in which the
policyholder resides;
(10) financial data for the transferring insurer
and the assuming insurer involved in the proposed
transfer agreement, including—
(A)(i) the ratings, together with enough in-
formation to understand where the ratings fall
will contribute to ensuring national energy security, 
with a goal for increasing energy independence and 
production, during the next 4-year period. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall determine a domestic 
strategic production objective for the development of 
energy resources from Federal onshore lands. Such 
objective shall be— 
‘‘(A) the best estimate, based upon com-
mercial and scientific data, of the expected in-
crease in domestic production of oil and natural 
gas from the Federal onshore mineral estate, 
with a focus on lands held by the Bureau of 
Land Management and the Forest Service; 
‘‘(B) the best estimate, based upon com-
mercial and scientific data, of the expected in-
crease in domestic coal production from Federal 
lands; 
‘‘(C) the best estimate, based upon com-
mercial and scientific data, of the expected in-
crease in domestic production of strategic and 
critical energy minerals from the Federal on-
shore mineral estate; 
‘‘(D) the best estimate, based upon com-
mercial and scientific data, of the expected in-
crease in megawatts for electricity production 
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by that section arising from events or circumstances that
occurred before the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 328. AMENDMENTS TO OUTDATED DIVIDEND PROVI-
SIONS.
(a) WITHDRAWAL OF CAPITAL.—Section 5204 of the
Revised Statutes (12 U.S.C. 56) is amended—
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘net prof-
its then on hand, deducting therefrom its losses and
bad debts’’ and inserting ‘‘undivided profits, subject
to other applicable provisions of law’’; and
(2) by striking the third sentence.
(b) DECLARATION OF DIVIDENDS.—Section 5199 of the
Revised Statutes (12 U.S.C. 60) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘net profits
of the association’’ and inserting ‘‘undivided profits
of the association, subject to the limitations in sub-
section (b),’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘net profits’’ each subsequent
place such term appears and inserting ‘‘net income’’;
and
(3) by striking subsection (c).
SEC. 329. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATIVE DISCLOSURES
FOR HOME EQUITY LOANS.
Section 4(a) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures
Act (12 U.S.C. 2603(a)) is amended by adding at the end
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‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—
‘‘(1) LIMITATION.—The provisions of subsections
(a) and (b) concerning small business related securi-
ties shall not apply with respect to a particular per-
son, trust, corporation, partnership, association, busi-
ness trust, or business entity or class thereof in any
State that, prior to the expiration of 7 years after the
date of enactment of this subsection, enacts a statute
that specifically refers to this section and either pro-
hibits or provides for a more limited authority to
purchase, hold, or invest in such small business relat-
ed securities by any person, trust, corporation, part-
nership, association, business trust, or business entity
or class thereof than is provided in this section. The
enactment by any State of any statute of the type de-
scribed in the preceding sentence shall not affect the
validity of any contractual commitment to purchase,
hold, or invest that was made prior to such enact-
ment, and shall not require the sale or other disposi-
tion of any small business related securities acquired
prior to the date of such enactment.
‘‘(2) STATE
REGISTRATION
OR
QUALIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS.—Any State may, not later than 7
years after the date of enactment of this subsection,
enact a statute that specifically refers to this section
IB 
Union Calendar No. 379 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4382 
[Report No. 112–531] 
To ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, eliminate redundant 
leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing certainty. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2012 
Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources 
JUNE 15, 2012 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. BLACK, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. GRIFFIN of Ar-
kansas, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. 
DENHAM, Ms. FOXX, Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. REED, Mrs. 
CAPITO, and Mr. CONAWAY 
JUNE 15, 2012 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 18, 2012] 
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4379 
To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to permit States to exempt 
single parents with children under 60 months of age from TANF partici-
pation rate requirements. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2012 
Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. MOORE, Ms. LEE of Cali-
fornia, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. 
DELAURO, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. RICHARDSON, 
Ms. NORTON, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. RUSH) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce, 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 
To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to permit 
States to exempt single parents with children under 60 
months of age from TANF participation rate require-
ments. 
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 ‘‘Women’s Option to 
Raise Kids Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASED AGE LIMIT FOR EXEMPTION FROM 
TANF PARTICIPATION RATE REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 407(b)(5) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 607(b)(5)) is amended by striking 
‘‘12 months’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘36 
months’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to fiscal years beginning after 
fiscal year 2012. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 437 
To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor post-
humously to Captain Emil Kapaun of the United States Army for acts 
of valor during the Korean War. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2011 
Mr. POMPEO (for himself, Ms. JENKINS, and Mr. HUELSKAMP) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize and request the President to award the Medal 
of Honor posthumously to Captain Emil Kapaun of the 
United States Army for acts of valor during the Korean 
War. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION AND REQUEST FOR AWARD 
OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO EMIL KAPAUN FOR 
ACTS OF VALOR DURING THE KOREAN WAR. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time lim-
itations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States 
Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the 
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awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the 
Armed Forces, the President is authorized and requested 
to award the Medal of Honor posthumously under section 
3741 of such title to Emil Kapaun for the acts of valor 
during the Korean War described in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 
referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of then Cap-
tain Emil Kapaun as a member of the 8th Cavalry Regi-
ment during the Battle of Unsan on November 1 and 2, 
1950, and while a prisoner of war until his death on May 
23, 1951, during the Korean War. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4380 
To suspend temporarily the duty on capacitor grade homopolymer 
polypropylene resin in primary form. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2012 
Mr. YOUNG of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on capacitor grade 
homopolymer polypropylene resin in primary form. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CAPACITOR GRADE HOMOPOLYMER POLY-
PROPYLENE RESIN IN PRIMARY FORM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
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‘‘9902.01.00 
Capacitor grade 
homopolymer polypropylene 
resin in primary form (CAS 
No. 9003–07–0), certified 
by the importer as intended 
for use in manufacturing 
capacitor film and having 
an ash content less than 50 
ppm (provided for in sub-
heading 3902.10.00) ..........
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2015
’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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U.S.C. 9601), is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(39) The term ‘potentially responsible party’
means any person identified as potentially liable
under section 107, potentially responsible to perform
any response action under sections 104 or 106, or
potentially liable for contribution under section 113.
‘‘(40) The term ‘de micromis party’ means a
potentially responsible party who is a generator or
transporter who contributed only a minuscule
amount of hazardous substances to a National Pri-
ority List site, as determined by an allocation panel
under title V.
‘‘(41) The term ‘de minimis party’ means a lia-
ble party whose assigned share of liability is deter-
mined to be 1.0 percent or less in a final binding al-
location of responsibility decision under title V.
‘‘(42) The term ‘liable party’ means any poten-
tially responsible party determined by an allocation
panel or a court to be liable under section 107, re-
sponsible to perform any action under sections 104
or 106, or liable for contribution under section 113.
‘‘(43) The term ‘assigned share’ means the per-
centage of liability assigned, in accordance with the
factors set forth in section 503(f)(2), to a liable
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(b) FORM OF NOTICE.—The notice shall be sent by
first-class mail, addressed to the last known address of the
policyholder or to the address to which premium notices or
other policy documents are sent or, with respect to home
service business, by personal delivery with acknowledged re-
ceipt. A notice of intent to transfer shall also be sent to
the transferring insurer’s agent or broker of record on the
affected policy.
(c) CONTENT OF NOTICE.—The notice required by sub-
section (a) shall state or provide—
(1) the date the intended transfer and novation
of the contract of insurance of the policyholder is pro-
posed to take place and become effective;
(2) the name, address, and telephone number of
the transferring insurer and the assuming insurer
under the proposed transfer agreement;
(3) that the transfer and novation of the insur-
ance contract of the policyholder cannot take effect
without the written consent of the policyholder, except
as provided in section 5 of this Act;
(4) the procedures and any time limitation for
consenting to the transfer and novation;
(5) a summary informing the policyholder re-
garding any adverse effect that the policyholder might
necessary to correct the violation of a legal requirement, 
and is the least intrusive means necessary to correct that 
violation. In addition, courts shall limit the duration of 
preliminary injunctions to halt covered energy projects to 
no more than 60 days, unless the court finds clear reasons 
to extend the injunction. In such cases of extensions, such 
extensions shall only be in 30-day increments and shall 
require action by the court to renew the injunction. 
SEC. 407. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEYS’ FEES. 
Sections 504 of title 5, United States Code, and 2412 
of title 28, United States Code, (together commonly called 
the Equal Access to Justice Act) do not apply to a covered 
civil action, nor shall any party in such a covered civil ac-
tion receive payment from the Federal Government for 
their attorneys’ fees, expenses, and other court costs. 
SEC. 408. LEGAL STANDING. 
Challengers filing appeals with the Department of the 
Interior Board of Land Appeals shall meet the same 
standing requirements as challengers before a United 
States district court. 
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4384 
To permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional warnings 
with respect to such drugs in the same manner that the Food and 
Drug Administration allows brand names to do so. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2012 
Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. BRALEY of Iowa) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide addi-
tional warnings with respect to such drugs in the same 
manner that the Food and Drug Administration allows 
brand names to do so. 
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 ‘‘Patient Safety and 
Drug Labeling Improvement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PERMITTING LABELING CHANGES FOR GENERICS. 
Section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metics Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(11)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this Act, the holder of an approved application 
under this subsection may change the labeling of a 
drug so approved in the same manner authorized by 
regulation for the holder of an approved new drug 
application under subsection (b). 
‘‘(B) In the event of a labeling change made 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may order 
conforming changes to the labeling of the equivalent 
listed drug and each drug approved under this sub-
section that corresponds to such listed drug.’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4385 
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay 
higher wages to their employees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2012 
Mr. ROKITA (for himself, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. QUAYLE, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mrs. 
BACHMANN, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. 
MCHENRY, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. 
DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. 
MULVANEY, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. FLORES, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. 
YODER, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. MAN-
ZULLO, and Mr. AKIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit 
employers to pay higher wages to their employees. 
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 ‘‘Rewarding Achieve-
ment and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act’’ or the 
‘‘RAISE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF HIGHER WAGES. 
Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 159(a)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding a labor organization’s exclusive 
representation of employees in a unit, or the terms and 
conditions of any collective bargaining contract or agree-
ment then in effect, nothing in either— 
‘‘(1) section 8(a)(1) or 8(a)(5), or 
‘‘(2) a collective bargaining contract or agree-
ment renewed or entered into after the date of en-
actment of the RAISE Act, 
shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee in the 
unit greater wages, pay, or other compensation for, or by 
reason of, his or her services as an employee of such em-
ployer, than provided for in such contract or agreement.’’. 
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4386 
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
to eliminate the adjustment for disaster funding. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2012 
Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. MULVANEY, Mrs. 
MYRICK, Mr. HARRIS, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. MAN-
ZULLO, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, and Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Budget 
A BILL 
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985 to eliminate the adjustment for disaster 
funding. 
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 ‘‘Budget for Disasters 
Act of 2012’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF ADJUSTMENT FOR DISASTER 
FUNDING. 
Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking 
subparagraph (D) (related to disaster funding). 
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