datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
‘‘(8) an individual who lawfully resides in the 
United States in accordance with a Compact of Free 
Association referred to in section 402(b)(2)(G), but 
only with respect to the designated Federal program 
defined in section 402(b)(3)(C) (relating to the Med-
icaid program).’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1108 of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (g)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsections (g) and (h)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) The limitations of subsection (g) shall not apply 
with respect to medical assistance provided to an indi-
vidual described in section 431(b)(8) of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
1996.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to benefits for items and services 
furnished on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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tion Board shall prescribe, except that in no event may
any such appeal be brought—
‘‘(A) before the 61st day after the date on
which the complaint is filed under subsection (a); or
‘‘(B) later than 15 days after the date on which
the complainant receives notification from the Sec-
retary of Labor under section 4322(e)(1) of title 38.
‘‘(2) An appeal under this subsection may not be
brought unless—
‘‘(A) the complainant first provides written no-
tification to the Secretary of Labor of such com-
plainant’s intention to bring such appeal; and
‘‘(B) appropriate evidence of compliance with
subparagraph (A) is included (in such form and
manner as the Merit Systems Protection Board may
prescribe) with the notice of appeal under this sub-
section.
‘‘(3) Upon receiving notification under paragraph
(2)(A), the Secretary of Labor shall not continue to inves-
tigate or further attempt to resolve the complaint to which
such notification relates.
‘‘(c) This section shall not be construed to prohibit
a preference eligible from appealing directly to the Merit
Systems Protection Board from any action which is ap-
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 913 
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to provide for 
expedited project implementation relating to the comprehensive Ever-
glades restoration plan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2013 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself and Mr. DIAZ-BALART) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 
to provide for expedited project implementation relating 
to the comprehensive Everglades restoration plan. 
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 ‘‘Everglades for the 
Next Generation Act’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
COMPREHENSIVE 
EVERGLADES 
RESTORATION 
PLAN. 
Section 601(d) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–541; 114 Stat. 2684) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and subject 
to paragraph (3)’’ after ‘‘subsection (b) or (c)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) 
EXPEDITED
PROJECT
IMPLEMENTA-
TION.—After completing a project implementation 
report prepared in accordance with subsections (f) 
and (h), the Secretary may carry out, without any 
further congressional authorization, projects for— 
‘‘(A) the Caloosahatchee River (C–43) 
West Basin Storage Reservoir; 
‘‘(B) the Biscayne Bay coastal wetland; 
‘‘(C) Broward County water preserve 
areas; 
‘‘(D) the C–111 Spreader Canal; 
‘‘(E) any other project identified in the 
Plan for which a project implementation report 
is completed that is in accordance with an inte-
grated delivery schedule approved by the Chief 
of Engineers and the South Florida Water 
Management District, in consultation with the 
South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task 
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Force, subject to the condition that the report 
is completed not later than 5 years after the 
date of enactment of this paragraph; and 
‘‘(F) any group of projects under the Plan 
that the Secretary determines will provide re-
gional or watershed ecosystem or water supply 
benefits if the group of projects is constructed 
in accordance with a project implementation re-
port approved by the Chief of Engineers and 
the South Florida Water Management District, 
in consultation with the South Florida Eco-
system Restoration Task Force, not later than 
5 years after the date of enactment of this 
paragraph.’’. 
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(2) the existing real property inventories or any 
components of any cadastre currently authorized by 
law or conducted by the Department of the Interior 
that will be eliminated or consolidated into the mul-
tipurpose cadastre authorized by this Act; 
(3) the existing real property inventories or any 
components of a cadastre currently authorized by 
law or conducted by the Department of the Interior 
that will not be eliminated or consolidated into the 
multipurpose cadastre authorized by this Act, to-
gether with a justification for not terminating or 
consolidating such in the multipurpose cadastre au-
thorized by this Act; 
(4) the use of existing real property inventories 
or any components of any cadastre currently con-
ducted by any unit of State or local government that 
can be used to identify Federal real property within 
such unit of government; 
(5) the cost-savings that will be achieved by 
eliminating or consolidating duplicative or unneeded 
real property inventories or any components of a ca-
dastre currently authorized by law or conducted by 
the Department of the Interior that will become part 
of the multipurpose cadastre authorized by this Act; 
and 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2786
AN ACT
To authorize additional appropriations for the De-
partment of Defense for ballistic missile defenses
and other measures to counter the emerging
threat posed to the United States and its allies
by the accelerated development and deployment
of ballistic missiles by nations hostile to United
States interests.
(4) REDRESS PROCEDURES.—The Judicial Con-
ference of the United States shall prescribe regulations
under which redress procedures (substantially similar
to the procedures established by the amendments made
by section 4) shall be available for alleged violations
of any rights provided by this subsection.
(5) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section—
(A) the term ‘‘judicial officer’’ means a jus-
tice, judge, or magistrate judge listed in subpara-
graph (A), (B), (F), or (G) of section 376(a)(1)
of title 28, United States Code; and
(B) the term ‘‘justice or judge of the United
States’’ has the meaning given such term by sec-
tion 451 of such title 28.
SEC. 6. VETERANS’ PREFERENCE REQUIRED FOR REDUC-
TIONS IN FORCE IN THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION.
Section 347(b) of the Department of Transportation
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (109 Stat.
460) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(6), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and
inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) sections 3501–3504, as such sections relate
to veterans’ preference.’’.
‘‘SEC. 505. DISTRICT LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES BY
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The maximum expenditure for
independent candidates in House of Representatives gen-
eral elections shall be based on the median household in-
come of the districts involved, as provided for in subsection
(b).
‘‘(b) ALLOCATION.—The maximum expenditure for
an independent candidate in a congressional district shall
be, as designated by the candidate, one of the following:
‘‘(1) The amount that bears the same ratio to
the maximum amount under subsection (b) or (c) of
section 503, as applicable, as the total popular vote
in the district for all independent candidates bears
to the total popular vote for all candidates in the
district in the five preceding general elections.
‘‘(2) The amount that bears the same ratio to
the maximum amount under subsection (b) or (c) of
section 503, as applicable, as the total popular vote,
in the State in which the election is held, for inde-
pendent House of Representatives candidates bears
to the total popular vote for all candidates in the
State in the five preceding general elections.
‘‘SEC. 506. GRASSROOTS GOOD CITIZENSHIP FUND.
‘‘(a) CREATION OF FUND.—There is established in
the Treasury a trust fund to be known as the ‘Grassroots
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 216 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a Fu-
ture-Years Veterans Program and a quadrennial veterans 
review, to establish in the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs a Chief Strategy Officer, and for other purposes.
tween former or current household or family mem-
bers (including in-laws or extended family), spouses
or former spouses, individuals engaged in or for-
merly engaged in a sexually intimate relationship, a
caretaker and the person taken care of, a perpetra-
tor of sexual assault and the victim of the assault,
or a stalker or a sex offender in relation to the per-
son being stalked or person against whom the of-
fense was or is being committed:
(A) Attempting to cause or intentionally,
knowingly, or recklessly causing the other per-
son bodily injury, physical harm, severe emo-
tional distress, psychological trauma, rape, sex-
ual assault, or involuntary sexual intercourse.
(B) Engaging in a course of conduct or re-
peatedly committing acts toward the other per-
son, including following the person without
proper authority and under circumstances that
place the person in reasonable fear of bodily in-
jury or physical harm.
(C) Subjecting the other person to false
imprisonment or kidnapping.
(D) Attempting to cause or intentionally,
knowingly, or recklessly causing damage to
photographing, electronic recording, broad-
casting, or televising of any juror in a trial pro-
ceeding, or of the jury selection process. 
(3) INTERLOCUTORY
APPEALS
BARRED.—The 
decision of the presiding judge under this subsection 
of whether or not to permit, deny, or terminate the 
photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or 
televising of a court proceeding may not be chal-
lenged through an interlocutory appeal. 
(4) GUIDELINES.—The Judicial Conference of 
the United States may promulgate guidelines with 
respect to the management and administration of 
photographing, recording, broadcasting, or televising 
described under paragraphs (1) and (2). 
(5) SUNSET OF DISTRICT COURT AUTHORITY.— 
The authority under paragraph (2) shall terminate 
upon the expiration of the 3-year period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(6) PROCEDURES.—In the interests of justice 
and fairness, the presiding judge of the court in 
which media use is desired has discretion to promul-
gate rules and disciplinary measures for the court-
room use of any form of media or media equipment 
and the acquisition or distribution of any of the im-
ages or sounds obtained in the courtroom. The pre-
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siding judge shall also have discretion to require 
written acknowledgment of the rules by anyone indi-
vidually or on behalf of any entity before being al-
lowed to acquire any images or sounds from the 
courtroom. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 918 
To provide for the issuance of a semipostal to benefit the Peace Corps. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2013 
Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CON-
NOLLY, Ms. MOORE, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HONDA, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, and Mr. FARR) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in 
addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the issuance of a semipostal to benefit the 
Peace Corps. 
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 ‘‘Peace Stamp for the 
Peace Corps Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PEACE CORPS STAMP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Postal Service 
shall, for a 2-year period beginning no later than 12 
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months after the date of the enactment of this Act, issue 
a semipostal to benefit the Peace Corps. 
(b) 
REQUIREMENTS
AND
AUTHORITIES.—The 
issuance of such semipostal and the disposition of the 
amounts becoming available from the issuance of such 
semipostal shall be governed by section 416 of title 39, 
United States Code, subject to the following: 
(1) The differential included in the rate of post-
age established for such semipostal under section 
416(c) of such title may not exceed 25 percent. 
(2) The Peace Corps shall be the sole agency to 
which any amounts becoming available from the sale 
of such semipostal may be transferred under section 
416(d)(1) of such title. 
(c) SEMIPOSTAL DEFINED.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘semipostal’’ has the meaning given such 
term by section 416(a)(1) of such title. 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3589
To amend title 13, United States Code, to make clear that no sampling
or other statistical procedure may be used in determining the total
population by States for purposes of the apportionment of Representa-
tives in Congress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 5, 1996
Mr. PETRI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To amend title 13, United States Code, to make clear that
no sampling or other statistical procedure may be used
in determining the total population by States for pur-
poses of the apportionment of Representatives in Con-
gress.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
property so as to intimidate or attempt to con-
trol the behavior of the other person.
(2) The term ‘‘domestic abuse-related medical
condition’’ means a medical condition sustained by
the subject of domestic abuse which arises in whole
or in part out of an action or pattern of domestic
abuse in relation to the subject of domestic abuse.
(3) The term ‘‘domestic abuse status’’ means
the fact or perception that a person is, has been, or
may be a subject of domestic abuse, irrespective of
whether the person has sustained domestic abuse-re-
lated medical conditions.
(4) The term ‘‘insurance policy’’ means any pol-
icy, contract, or certificate of insurance (whether for
health benefits, life insurance benefits, property and
casualty benefits, or otherwise) issued by an insurer
and subject to the insurance laws and regulations of
a State, and includes an endorsement or rider to
such a policy, contract, or certificate and includes a
contract of health benefits issued by a health main-
tenance organization.
(5) The term ‘‘insured’’ means a party named
on an insurance policy as the person with legal
rights to the benefits provided by the policy. For
SECTION 1. USE OF SAMPLING PROCEDURES NOT PER-
MITTED 
IN 
DETERMINING 
TOTAL 
POPU-
LATION BY STATES FOR PURPOSES OF THE
APPORTIONMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES IN
CONGRESS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 141 of
title 13, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘(b)’’
and inserting ‘‘(b)(1)’’ and by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(2) In no event may any sampling or other statis-
tical procedure be used in determining the total population
by States under subsection (a) of this section for purposes
of the apportionment of Representatives in Congress
among the several States.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a) of
section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended
by inserting ‘‘(except as provided in subsection (b)(2))’’
after ‘‘sampling procedures’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 358
To repeal the authority of the Mayor of the District of Columbia to requisition
unlimited funds from the Treasury of the United States to meet the
general expenses of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. ROHRABACHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To repeal the authority of the Mayor of the District of
Columbia to requisition unlimited funds from the Treas-
ury of the United States to meet the general expenses
of the District of Columbia, 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. REPEAL OF MAYOR’S AUTHORITY TO REQUISI-
TION ADVANCES FROM THE UNITED STATES
TREASURY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, title VI of the District of Columbia Reve-
nue Act of 1939 (sec. 47–3401, D.C. Code) is hereby re-
pealed.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The second sen-
tence of section 603(b)(1) of the District of Columbia Self-
Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (sec.
47–313(b)(1), D.C. Code) is amended by striking ‘‘, ex-
cept those funds’’ and all that follows and inserting a pe-
riod.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN FEDERAL PAYMENT TO DISTRICT BY
AMOUNTS 
BORROWED 
FROM 
TREASURY
PRIOR TO REPEAL.
Section 503 of the District of Columbia Self-Govern-
ment and Governmental Reorganization Act (sec. 47–
3406.1, D.C. Code), as amended by section 2 of the Fed-
eral Payment Reauthorization Act of 1994, is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) The amount authorized to be appropriated as
the annual Federal payment to the District of Columbia
under this section for a fiscal year shall be reduced by
the amount of any funds advanced to the District by the
Secretary of the Treasury on or after January 4, 1995,
under title VI of the District of Columbia Revenue Act
of 1939 that have not been reimbursed by the District to
the Treasury of the United States as of the last day of
the previous fiscal year.’’.
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‘‘(H) A timeline for achieving progress to-
ward the strategic objectives. 
‘‘(I) In the case of an eligible entity desir-
ing an implementation grant under this section, 
an assurance that the eligible entity will lever-
age other funding sources, in addition to the 
amount required for the non-Federal share 
under subsection (c)(3)(D), to provide training 
or supportive services to workers under the 
grant program. Such additional funding sources 
may include— 
‘‘(i) funding under this title used for 
such training and supportive services; 
‘‘(ii) funding under the Adult Edu-
cation and Family Literacy Act of 1998 
(20 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.); 
‘‘(iii) economic development funding; 
‘‘(iv) employer contributions to train-
ing initiatives; or 
‘‘(v) providing employees with em-
ployee release time for such training or 
supportive services. 
‘‘(e) AWARD BASIS.— 
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SEC. 103. SMALL BANK STABILIZATION PROJECTS.
The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the
following projects and, if the Secretary determines that
the project is feasible, shall carry out the project under
section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C.
701r):
(1) ALLEGHENY
RIVER
AT
OIL
CITY, PENN-
SYLVANIA.—Project for bank stabilization to address
erosion problems affecting the pipeline crossing the
Allegheny River at Oil City, Pennsylvania, including
measures to address erosion affecting the pipeline in
the bed of the Allegheny River and its adjacent
banks.
(2) CUMBERLAND
RIVER, NASHVILLE, TEN-
NESSEE.—Project for bank stabilization, Cum-
berland River, Nashville, Tennessee.
(3) TENNESSEE
RIVER, HAMILTON
COUNTY,
TENNESSEE.—Project for bank stabilization, Ten-
nessee River, Hamilton County, Tennessee; except
that the maximum amount of Federal funds that
may be allotted for the project shall be $7,500,000.
SEC. 104. SMALL NAVIGATION PROJECTS.
The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the
following projects and, if the Secretary determines that
the project is feasible, shall carry out the project under
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3591
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the amount
of the premium charged for enrollment in part A of the Medicare pro-
gram for individuals not receiving third-party assistance in payment
of the premium.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 5, 1996
Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. MATSUI) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce
the amount of the premium charged for enrollment in
part A of the Medicare program for individuals not re-
ceiving third-party assistance in payment of the pre-
mium.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN PART A MEDICARE PREMIUM
FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1818(d) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–2(d)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘paragraph
(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (4) and (5)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(5)(A) In the case of an individual described in sub-
paragraph (B) for a month, the amount of the monthly
premium shall be zero.
‘‘(B) An individual described in this subparagraph for
a month is an individual who has established to the satis-
faction of the Secretary that—
‘‘(i) the individual’s premium under this section
for the month is not (and will not be) paid for, in
whole or in part, by a State (under title XIX or oth-
erwise), a political subdivision of a State, or an
agency or instrumentality of one or more States or
political subdivisions thereof; and
‘‘(ii) in each of 60 months before such month
in which the individual was enrolled under part A
under this section, the individual’s premium under
this section for the month was not paid for, in whole
or in part, by a State (under title XIX or otherwise),
a political subdivision of a State, or an agency or in-
strumentality of one or more States or political sub-
divisions thereof.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply to premiums for months begin-
ning with January 1997, and months before such month
may be taken into account for purposes of meeting the
requirement of section 1818(d)(5)(B)(ii) of the Social Se-
curity Act, as added by subsection (a).
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