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(d) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary is authorized to acquire 
lands and interests in lands within the boundaries of 
the historic site by donation, purchase with donated 
or appropriated funds, or exchange. 
(2) U.S. VIRGIN
ISLAND
LANDS.—The Sec-
retary is authorized to acquire lands and interests in 
lands owned by the U.S. Virgin Islands or any polit-
ical subdivision thereof only by donation or ex-
change. 
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer 
the historic site in accordance with this Act and with laws 
generally applicable to units of the National Park System, 
including— 
(1) the National Park Service Organic Act (39 
Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and 
(2) the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 
16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.). 
(b) SHARED RESOURCES.—To the greatest extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall use the resources of other 
sites administered by the National Park Service on the 
Island of St. Croix to administer the historic site. 
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(c) CONTINUED USE.—In order to maintain an im-
portant feature of the cultural landscape of the historic 
site, the Secretary may lease to the University of the Vir-
gin Islands certain lands within the boundary of the his-
toric site for the purpose of continuing the university’s op-
eration breeding Senepol cattle, a breed developed on St. 
Croix. A lease under this subsection shall contain such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appro-
priate, including those necessary to protect the values of 
the historic site. 
(d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than three years 
after funds are made available for this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall prepare a general management plan for the 
historic site. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5278 
AN ACT 
To establish an Oversight Board to assist the Government 
of Puerto Rico, including instrumentalities, in managing 
its public finances, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2729
AN ACT
For the private relief of Ruth Hairston by waiver
of a filing deadline for appeal from a ruling relat-
ing to her application for a survivor annuity.
HR 933 PCS
United States Code, or while serving on active duty under 
section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in con-
nection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing re-
serve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 
10, United States Code; and for payments to the Depart-
ment 
of 
Defense 
Military 
Retirement 
Fund, 
$1,874,023,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine 
Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 
10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty 
under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
in connection with performing duty specified in section 
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
going reserve training, or while performing drills or equiv-
alent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon 
leaders class, and expenses authorized by section 16131 
of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 
Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$658,251,000. 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2729
AN ACT
For the private relief of Ruth Hairston by waiver of a
filing deadline for appeal from a ruling relating to her
application for a survivor annuity.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2730
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building located at 309
North Church Street in Dyersburg, Tennessee,
as the ‘‘Jere Cooper Federal Building’’.
SEC. 4. CLEANUP PLAN. 
Not later than 90 days after any cluster munitions 
are used by a Federal department or agency, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a plan, prepared by such Federal department or agency, 
for cleaning up any such cluster munitions and submuni-
tions which fail to explode and continue to pose a hazard 
to civilians. 
SEC. 5. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
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cent, of the outstanding shares of cor-
porate stock in that corporation; and 
(ii) has a seriously delinquent tax 
debt. 
(2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
133 of title 41, United States Code. 
(3) SERIOUSLY DELINQUENT TAX DEBT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘seriously de-
linquent tax debt’’ means an outstanding Fed-
eral debt under the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 for which a notice of lien has been filed 
in public records pursuant to section 6323 of 
such Code. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Such term does not in-
clude— 
(i) a debt that is being paid in a time-
ly manner pursuant to an agreement under 
section 6159 or section 7122 of such Code; 
and 
(ii) a debt with respect to which a col-
lection due process hearing under section 
6330 of such Code, or relief under sub-
section (a), (b), or (f) of section 6015 of 
such Code, is requested or pending.
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall apply with respect to contracts and 
grants awarded on or after the date occurring 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 15, 2013. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 882 
AN ACT 
To prohibit the awarding of a contract or grant in 
excess of the simplified acquisition threshold un-
less the prospective contractor or grantee cer-
tifies in writing to the agency awarding the con-
tract or grant that the contractor or grantee has 
no seriously delinquent tax debts, and for other 
purposes.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 882 
To prohibit the awarding of a contract or grant in excess of the simplified 
acquisition threshold unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies 
in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the con-
tractor or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2013 
Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself and Ms. SPEIER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To prohibit the awarding of a contract or grant in excess 
of the simplified acquisition threshold unless the prospec-
tive contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agen-
cy awarding the contract or grant that the contractor 
or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, 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 ‘‘Contracting and Tax 
Accountability Act of 2013’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2730
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building located at 309 North
Church Street in Dyersburg, Tennessee, as the ‘‘Jere
Cooper Federal Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3566
To expand the definition of limited tax benefit for purposes of the Line
Item Veto Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 4, 1996
Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition
to the Committee on Rules, 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 expand the definition of limited tax benefit for purposes
of the Line Item Veto Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET
ACT.
Section 1026(9) of the Congressional Budget and Im-
poundment Control Act of 1974 (as added by the Line
Item Veto Act) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(9) LIMITED TAX BENEFIT.—The term ‘lim-
ited tax benefit’ means any tax provision that has
the practical effect of providing a benefit in the form
of different treatment to a particular taxpayer or a
limited class of taxpayers, whether or not such provi-
sion is limited by its terms to a particular taxpayer
or class of taxpayers.’’.
Æ
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 881 
To limit the use of cluster munitions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2013 
Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. BOUSTANY, and Mr. ISSA) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To limit the use of cluster munitions. 
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 ‘‘Cluster Munitions Ci-
vilian Protection Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON THE USE OF CLUSTER MUNITIONS. 
No funds appropriated or otherwise available to any 
Federal department or agency may be obligated or ex-
pended to use any cluster munitions unless— 
(1) the submunitions of the cluster munitions, 
after arming, do not result in more than 1 percent 
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unexploded ordnance across the range of intended 
operational environments; and 
(2) the policy applicable to the use of such clus-
ter munitions specifies that the cluster munitions 
will only be used against clearly defined military tar-
gets and will not be used where civilians are known 
to be present or in areas normally inhabited by civil-
ians. 
SEC. 3. PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER. 
The President may waive the requirement under sec-
tion 2(1) if, prior to the use of cluster munitions, the 
President— 
(1) certifies that it is vital to protect the secu-
rity of the United States; and 
(2) not later than 30 days after making such 
certification, submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report, in classified form if nec-
essary, describing in detail— 
(A) the steps that will be taken to protect 
civilians; and 
(B) the failure rate of the cluster muni-
tions that will be used and whether such muni-
tions are fitted with self-destruct or self-deacti-
vation devices. 
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under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for 
which a notice of lien has been filed in public 
records pursuant to section 6323 of such Code. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Such term does not in-
clude— 
(i) a debt that is being paid in a time-
ly manner pursuant to an agreement under 
section 6159 or section 7122 of such Code; 
and 
(ii) a debt with respect to which a col-
lection due process hearing under section 
6330 of such Code, or relief under sub-
section (a), (b), or (f) of section 6015 of 
such Code, is requested or pending. 
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall apply with respect to contracts and 
grants awarded on or after the date occurring 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘person’’ in-
cludes— 
(i) an individual; 
(ii) a partnership; and 
(iii) a corporation. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘person’’ does 
not include an individual seeking assistance 
through a grant entitlement program. 
(C) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
PARTNER-
SHIPS.—A partnership shall be treated as a 
person with a seriously delinquent tax debt if 
such partnership has a partner who— 
(i) holds an ownership interest of 50 
percent or more in that partnership; and 
(ii) has a seriously delinquent tax 
debt. 
(D) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
CORPORA-
TIONS.—A corporation shall be treated as a 
person with a seriously delinquent tax debt if 
such corporation has an officer or a shareholder 
who— 
(i) holds 50 percent or more, or a con-
trolling interest that is less than 50 per-
cent, of the outstanding shares of cor-
porate stock in that corporation; and 
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covered article under subparagraph (A) shall be 
paid, without interest, not later than 90 days 
after the date of the liquidation or reliquidation 
(as the case may be). 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) COVERED ARTICLE.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered article’’ means an article from a country 
that is a beneficiary developing country under 
title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2461 et seq.) as of the effective date specified 
in paragraph (1). 
(B) ENTER; ENTRY.—The terms ‘‘enter’’ 
and ‘‘entry’’ include a withdrawal from ware-
house for consumption. 
SEC. 202. AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN COTTON AR-
TICLES AS ELIGIBLE ARTICLES ONLY FOR 
LEAST-DEVELOPED 
BENEFICIARY 
DEVEL-
OPING 
COUNTRIES 
UNDER 
GENERALIZED 
SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES. 
Section 503(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2463(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) CERTAIN
COTTON
ARTICLES.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (3), the President may designate 
as an eligible article or articles under subsection 
(a)(1)(B) only for countries designated as least-de-
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘San Antonio Missions 
National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act of 
2013’’. 
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY EXPANSION. 
Section 201(a) of Public Law 95–629 (16 U.S.C. 
410ee(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In order’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) In 
order’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The park shall also’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) The park shall also’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘After advising the’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(5) After advising the’’. 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so des-
ignated by paragraph (2)) the following: 
‘‘(3) The boundary of the park is further modified 
to include approximately 137 acres, as depicted on the 
map titled ‘San Antonio Missions National Historical 
Park Proposed Boundary Addition’, numbered 472/ 
113,006A, and dated June 2012. The map shall be on 
file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices 
of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the In-
terior.
‘‘(4) The Secretary may not acquire by condemnation 
any land or interest in land within the boundaries of the 
park. The Secretary is authorized to acquire land and in-
terests in land that are within the boundaries of the park 
pursuant to paragraph (3) by donation or exchange only 
(and in the case of an exchange, no payment may be made 
by the Secretary to any landowner). No private property 
or non-Federal public property shall be included within the 
boundaries of the park without the written consent of the 
owner of such property. Nothing in this Act, the establish-
ment of the park, or the management plan of the park 
shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the 
park. That an activity or use can be seen or heard from 
within the park shall not preclude the conduct of that ac-
tivity or use outside the park.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 2013. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 885 
AN ACT 
To expand the boundary of the San Antonio Mis-
sions National Historical Park, and for other 
purposes.
IIB 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 885 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 4, 2013 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To expand the boundary of the San Antonio Missions 
National Historical Park, 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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HR 885 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘San Antonio Missions 
National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act of 
2013’’. 
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY EXPANSION. 
Section 201(a) of Public Law 95–629 (16 U.S.C. 
410ee(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In order’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) In 
order’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The park shall also’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) The park shall also’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘After advising the’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(5) After advising the’’. 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so des-
ignated by paragraph (2)) the following: 
‘‘(3) The boundary of the park is further modified 
to include approximately 137 acres, as depicted on the 
map titled ‘San Antonio Missions National Historical 
Park Proposed Boundary Addition’, numbered 472/ 
113,006A, and dated June 2012. The map shall be on 
file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices 
of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the In-
terior. 
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‘‘(4) The Secretary may not acquire by condemnation 
any land or interest in land within the boundaries of the 
park. The Secretary is authorized to acquire land and in-
terests in land that are within the boundaries of the park 
pursuant to paragraph (3) by donation or exchange only 
(and in the case of an exchange, no payment may be made 
by the Secretary to any landowner). No private property 
or non-Federal public property shall be included within the 
boundaries of the park without the written consent of the 
owner of such property. Nothing in this Act, the establish-
ment of the park, or the management plan of the park 
shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the 
park. That an activity or use can be seen or heard from 
within the park shall not preclude the conduct of that ac-
tivity or use outside the park.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 2013. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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II 
Calendar No. 642 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 885 
[Report No. 113–302] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 4, 2013 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
DECEMBER 10, 2014 
Reported by Ms. LANDRIEU, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To expand the boundary of the San Antonio Missions 
National Historical Park, 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 ‘‘San Antonio Missions 
National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act of 
2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. BOUNDARY EXPANSION. 
Section 201(a) of Public Law 95–629 (16 U.S.C. 
410ee(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In order’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) In 
order’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The park shall also’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) The park shall also’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘After advising the’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(5) After advising the’’. 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so des-
ignated by paragraph (2)) the following: 
‘‘(3) The boundary of the park is further modified 
to include approximately 137 acres, as depicted on the 
map titled ‘San Antonio Missions National Historical 
Park Proposed Boundary Addition’, numbered 472/ 
113,006A, and dated June 2012. The map shall be on 
file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices 
of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the In-
terior. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary may not acquire by condemnation 
any land or interest in land within the boundaries of the 
park. The Secretary is authorized to acquire land and in-
terests in land that are within the boundaries of the park 
pursuant to paragraph (3) by donation or exchange only 
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(and in the case of an exchange, no payment may be made 
by the Secretary to any landowner). No private property 
or non-Federal public property shall be included within the 
boundaries of the park without the written consent of the 
owner of such property. Nothing in this Act, the establish-
ment of the park, or the management plan of the park 
shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the 
park. That an activity or use can be seen or heard from 
within the park shall not preclude the conduct of that ac-
tivity or use outside the park.’’. 
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Calendar No. 642 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 885 
[Report No. 113–302] 
AN ACT 
To expand the boundary of the San Antonio Mis-
sions National Historical Park, and for other 
purposes. 
DECEMBER 10, 2014 
Reported without amendment 
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