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(A) has among its principal purposes pro-
viding assistance throughout the United States
to local community development organizations
to facilitate such local organizations’ activities
to develop or maintain affordable housing or re-
vitalize distressed communities;
(B) has demonstrated experience and abil-
ity in providing a range of assistance to local
community development organizations, which
may include financing, technical assistance,
construction activities, property management,
and training; and
(C) meets standards of fiscal responsibility
established by the Secretary.
(i) FUNDING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts made available for
carrying out the HOME Investment Partnerships
Act for fiscal year 1994 shall be made available for
use under this section to such extent or in such
amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, ex-
cept that the amount so made available for use
under this section may not exceed $25,000,000.
(2) COMMUNITY
HOUSING
PARTNERSHIP
AC-
TIVITIES.—Section 205(1) of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C.
12724(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘$14,000,000’’
the 
second 
place 
it 
appears 
and 
inserting
‘‘$25,000,000’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 29, (leg-
islative day, June 28), 1993.
Attest:
Clerk.
HR 2517 EH——2
H. R. 2517
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three
An Act
To enable the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to demonstrate innova-
tive strategies for assisting homeless individuals, to develop the capacity of commu-
nity development corporations and community housing development organizations
to undertake community development and affordable housing projects and pro-
grams, to encourage pension fund investment in affordable housing, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘HUD Demonstration Act of
1993’’.
SEC. 2. INNOVATIVE HOMELESS INITIATIVES DEMONSTRATION PRO-
GRAM.
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to enable the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (hereafter in this
Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), through cooperative efforts in
partnership with other levels of government and the private sector,
including nonprofit organizations, foundations, and communities,
to demonstrate methods of undertaking comprehensive strategies
for assisting homeless individuals and families (including homeless
individuals who have AIDS or who are infected with HIV), through
a variety of activities, including the coordination of efforts and
the filling of gaps in available services and resources. In carrying
out the demonstration, the Secretary shall—
(1) provide comprehensive homeless demonstration grants
under subsection (c); and
(2) provide innovative project funding under subsection
(d).
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the following
definitions shall apply:
(1) HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘homeless individual’’
has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Stewart
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act.
(2) HOMELESS FAMILY.—The term ‘‘homeless family’’ means
a group of one or more related individuals who are homeless
individuals.
(3) 
INCORPORATED
DEFINITIONS.—The 
terms 
‘‘State’’,
‘‘metropolitan city’’, ‘‘urban county’’, ‘‘unit of general local
government’’, and ‘‘Indian tribe’’ have the meanings given such
terms in section 102(a) of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974.
months) during the 1-year period ending 
on the hiring date. 
‘‘(B) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary in his discretion may provide alternative 
methods for certification.’’. 
(d) CREDIT MADE AVAILABLE TO TAX-EXEMPT EM-
PLOYERS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.—Section 52(c) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking the word ‘‘No’’ at the beginning 
of the section and replacing it with ‘‘Except as pro-
vided in this subsection, no’’; 
(2) by inserting at the end of section 52(c) the 
following new paragraphs— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a tax-exempt 
employer, there shall be treated as a credit allowable 
under subpart C (and not allowable under subpart 
D) the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) the amount of the work opportunity 
credit determined under this subpart with re-
spect to such employer that is related to the 
hiring of qualified veterans described in sections 
51(d)(3)(A)(ii)(II), (iii) or (iv); or 
‘‘(B) the amount of the payroll taxes of the 
employer during the calendar year in which the 
taxable year begins. 
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‘‘(2) CREDIT AMOUNT.—In calculating for tax- 
exempt employers, the work opportunity credit shall 
be determined by substituting ‘26 percent’ for ‘40 
percent’ in section 51(a) and by substituting ‘16.25 
percent’ for ‘25 percent’ in section 51(i)(3)(A). 
‘‘(3) TAX-EXEMPT
EMPLOYER.—For purposes 
of this subpart, the term ‘tax-exempt employer’ 
means an employer that is— 
‘‘(A) an organization described in section 
501(c) and exempt from taxation under section 
501(a), or 
‘‘(B) a public higher education institution 
(as defined in section 101 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965). 
‘‘(4) PAYROLL TAXES.—For purposes of this 
subsection— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘payroll 
taxes’ means— 
‘‘(i) amounts required to be withheld 
from the employees of the tax-exempt em-
ployer under section 3401(a), 
‘‘(ii) amounts required to be withheld 
from 
such 
employees 
under 
section 
3101(a), and 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3403 
To repeal the proposed rule of the Agricultural Marketing Service relating 
to the establishment of a Christmas tree promotion, research, and infor-
mation program and the assessment of fees to fund such program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 10, 2011 
Mr. WALSH of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To repeal the proposed rule of the Agricultural Marketing 
Service relating to the establishment of a Christmas tree 
promotion, research, and information program and the 
assessment of fees to fund such program. 
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 ‘‘Save Christmas Act’’. 
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to subsection (i)(1) are first disbursed to the Na-
tional Community Development Initiative, and annu-
ally thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary shall sub-
mit a report to the Congress describing the activities
carried out by community development support orga-
nizations and local community development organi-
zations with amounts provided under this section
and matching amounts, the effectiveness of such ac-
tivities, and any other findings of the Secretary as
a result of assistance provided under this section.
(h) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) DISTRESSED AREA.—The term ‘‘distressed
area’’ means an area in which the percentage of the
families residing in the area that are low-income
families is substantially higher than such percentage
for the region in which the area is located, or that
possesses other characteristics indicating a need for
housing or community development assistance, as
determined by the community development support
organizations.
(2) GRANT.—The term ‘‘grant under this sec-
tion’’ means a grant with assistance provided under
subsection (a) by the Secretary from amounts appro-
priated pursuant to subsection (i)(1). Such term
does not include assistance provided with any
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ASSESSMENT OF FEES ON 
CHRISTMAS TREES TO FUND CHRISTMAS 
TREE PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFOR-
MATION PROGRAM. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the rule 
submitted by the Agricultural Marketing Service of the 
Department of Agriculture relating to the establishment 
of a Christmas tree promotion, research, and information 
program (published at 76 Federal Register 69094 (No-
vember 8, 2011)) shall have no force or effect and no sub-
stantially similar rule may be promulgated. 
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thority of the Administrator under section 7003 
with respect to coal combustion residuals. 
‘‘(C) ENFORCEMENT
ASSISTANCE
ONLY 
UPON REQUEST.—Upon request from the head 
of a lead State agency that is implementing a 
coal combustion residuals permit program, the 
Administrator may provide to such State agen-
cy only the enforcement assistance requested. 
‘‘(D) CONCURRENT
ENFORCEMENT.—Ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (C), the Ad-
ministrator shall not have concurrent enforce-
ment authority when a State is implementing a 
coal combustion residuals permit program. 
‘‘(E) OTHER AUTHORITY.—The Adminis-
trator shall not have authority to finalize the 
proposed rule published at pages 35128 
through 35264 of volume 75 of the Federal 
Register (June 21, 2010). 
‘‘(3) CITIZEN SUITS.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to affect the authority of a person 
to commence a civil action in accordance with sec-
tion 7002. 
‘‘(j) MINE RECLAMATION ACTIVITIES.—A coal com-
bustion residuals permit program implemented by the Ad-
ministrator under subsection (e) shall not apply to the uti-
ing to identify potential candidates for the Board 
and shall take nominations from the public. 
(3) TERM.—The Secretary shall appoint Board 
members to staggered terms of not more than 4 
years, and shall not appoint a member for more 
than 2 consecutive terms. 
(4) BALANCE.—In appointing members to the 
Board, the Secretary shall ensure a balanced rep-
resentation of industry and research interests. 
(c) CHAIR.—The Secretary shall appoint the Chair 
for the Board from among its members. 
(d) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet not less than 
3 times per year and shall host, at least once per year, 
a public forum to review and assess the overall energy 
safety performance of Outer Continental Shelf mineral 
and renewable energy resource activities. 
(e) OFFSHORE DRILLING SAFETY ASSESSMENTS 
AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—As part of its duties under 
this section, the Board shall, by not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section and every 5 
years thereafter, submit to the Secretary a report that— 
(1) assesses offshore oil and gas well control 
technologies, practices, voluntary standards, and 
regulations in the United States and elsewhere; and 
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(2) as appropriate, recommends modifications 
to the regulations issued under this Act to ensure 
adequate protection of safety and the environment, 
including recommendations on how to reduce regula-
tions and administrative actions that are duplicative 
or unnecessary. 
(f) REPORTS.—Reports of the Board shall be sub-
mitted by the Board to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House or Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
and made available to the public in electronically acces-
sible form. 
(g) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members of the Board, 
other than full-time employees of the Federal Government, 
while attending meeting of the Board or while otherwise 
serving at the request of the Secretary or the Director 
while serving away from their homes or regular places of 
business, may be allowed travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 
of title 5, United States Code, for individuals in the Gov-
ernment serving without pay. 
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(iii) One clinical, tenured, or tenure 
track faculty member at an institution of 
higher education with a current appoint-
ment to teach courses in the subject area 
of school psychology education. 
(iv) One clinical, tenured, or tenure 
track faculty member at an institution of 
higher education with a current appoint-
ment to teach courses in the subject area 
of teacher education. 
(v) One individual with expertise in 
school counseling who works or has worked 
in public schools. 
(vi) One individual with expertise in 
school social work who works or has 
worked in public schools. 
(vii) One individual with expertise in 
school psychology who works or has 
worked in public schools. 
(viii) One administrator who works or 
has worked for a low-income local edu-
cational agency. 
(ix) One highly qualified teacher who 
has substantial experience working for a 
low-income local educational agency. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3406 
To restore the rule that agreements between manufacturers and retailers, 
distributors, or wholesalers to set the price below which the manufactur-
er’s product or service may not be sold violates the Sherman Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2011 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself and Mr. CONYERS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To restore the rule that agreements between manufacturers 
and retailers, distributors, or wholesalers to set the price 
below which the manufacturer’s product or service may 
not be sold violates the Sherman Act. 
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 ‘‘Discount Pricing Con-
sumer Protection Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON MINIMUM RESALE PRICE MAINTE-
NANCE. 
Any agreement setting a price below which a product 
or service may not be sold by a retailer, wholesaler, or 
distributor shall violate section 1 of the Sherman Act (15 
U.S.C. 1). 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(I) MINIMUM
PERCENTAGE.— 
The State shall ensure that no local 
area shall receive an allotment under 
this subparagraph for a fiscal year 
that is less than 90 percent of the al-
location percentage of the local area 
for the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(II) MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE.— 
Subject to subclause (I), the State 
shall ensure that no local area shall 
receive an allocation for a fiscal year 
under this subparagraph for a fiscal 
year that is more than 130 percent of 
the allocation percentage of the local 
area for the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(iii) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose 
of the formula specified in this subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(I) INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘in-
dividual’ means an individual who is 
not less than age 16 and not more 
than age 72. 
‘‘(II) 
ALLOCATION
PERCENT-
AGE.—The term ‘allocation percent-
age’— 
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‘‘(aa) used with respect to 
fiscal year 2012, means the per-
centage of the amounts allocated 
to local areas under paragraphs 
(1) through (6) of section 201 of 
the Streamlining Workforce De-
velopment Programs Act of 2011 
and chapter 5 of this title (as 
such provisions and such chapter 
were in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of such 
Act) that is received under such 
provisions and such chapter by 
the local area involved for fiscal 
year 2012; and 
‘‘(bb) used with respect to 
fiscal year 2013 or a subsequent 
year, means the percentage of the 
funds described in clause (i) that 
is received through an allocation 
made under this subparagraph 
for the fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) VETERANS WORKFORCE INVESTMENT 
FUND.— 
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‘‘(i) ALLOCATION.—In allocating the 
funds described in paragraph (1)(C) to 
local areas, a State shall allocate the funds 
on 
the 
basis 
described 
in 
section 
132(b)(3)(B)(ii). 
‘‘(ii) MINIMUM
AND
MAXIMUM
PER-
CENTAGES.— 
‘‘(I) MINIMUM
PERCENTAGE.— 
The State shall ensure that no local 
area shall receive an allocation under 
this subparagraph for a fiscal year 
that is less than 90 percent of the al-
lotment percentage of the local area 
under this subparagraph for the pre-
ceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(II) MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE.— 
Subject to subclause (I), the State 
shall ensure that no local area shall 
receive an allocation for a fiscal year 
under this subparagraph for a fiscal 
year that is more than 130 percent of 
the allotment percentage of the local 
area for the preceding fiscal year. 
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lization, placement, and storage of coal combustion residu-
als at surface mining and reclamation operations. 
‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
COAL
COMBUSTION
RESIDUALS.—The 
term ‘coal combustion residuals’ means— 
‘‘(A) the solid wastes listed in section 
3001(b)(3)(A)(i), including recoverable mate-
rials from such wastes; 
‘‘(B) coal combustion wastes that are co- 
managed with wastes produced in conjunction 
with the combustion of coal, provided that such 
wastes are not segregated and disposed of sepa-
rately from the coal combustion wastes and 
comprise a relatively small proportion of the 
total wastes being disposed in the structure; 
‘‘(C) fluidized bed combustion wastes; 
‘‘(D) wastes from the co-burning of coal 
with non-hazardous secondary materials, pro-
vided that coal makes up at least 50 percent of 
the total fuel burned; and 
‘‘(E) wastes from the co-burning of coal 
with materials described in subparagraph (A) 
that are recovered from monofills. 
‘‘(2) COAL
COMBUSTION
RESIDUALS
PERMIT 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘coal combustion residuals
transportation of oil and gas produced under leases under 
this Act— 
(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), under 
section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
185), without regard to title XI of the Alaska Na-
tional Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
3161 et seq.); and 
(2) under title XI of the Alaska National Inter-
est Lands Conservation Act (30 U.S.C. 3161 et 
seq.), for access authorized by sections 1110 and 
1111 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3170 and 3171). 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary shall 
include in any right-of-way or easement issued under sub-
section (a) such terms and conditions as may be necessary 
to ensure that transportation of oil and gas does not result 
in a significant adverse effect on the fish and wildlife, sub-
sistence resources, their habitat, and the environment of 
the Coastal Plain, including requirements that facilities be 
sited or designed so as to avoid unnecessary duplication 
of roads and pipelines. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall include in 
regulations under section 3(g) provisions granting rights- 
of-way and easements described in subsection (a) of this 
section. 
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SEC. 11. CONVEYANCE. 
In order to maximize Federal revenues by removing 
clouds on title to lands and clarifying land ownership pat-
terns within the Coastal Plain, the Secretary, notwith-
standing section 1302(h)(2) of the Alaska National Inter-
est Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3192(h)(2)), shall 
convey— 
(1) to the Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation the 
surface estate of the lands described in paragraph 1 
of Public Land Order 6959, to the extent necessary 
to fulfill the Corporation’s entitlement under sec-
tions 12 and 14 of the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1611 and 1613) in accordance 
with the terms and conditions of the Agreement be-
tween the Department of the Interior, the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of 
Land Management, and the Kaktovik Inupiat Cor-
poration dated January 22, 1993; and 
(2) to the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation 
the remaining subsurface estate to which it is enti-
tled pursuant to the August 9, 1983, agreement be-
tween the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation and the 
United States of America. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 273 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3407 
[Report No. 112–393] 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish and implement a competi-
tive oil and gas leasing program for the exploration, development, and 
production of the oil and gas resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, 
to ensure secure energy supplies for the continental Pacific Coast of 
the United States, lower prices, and reduce imports, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2011 
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources 
FEBRUARY 9, 2012 
Additional sponsors: Mr. KLINE and Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina 
FEBRUARY 9, 2012 
Reported with an amendment, 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 November 14, 2011] 
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A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish and 
implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program 
for the exploration, development, and production of the 
oil and gas resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, 
to ensure secure energy supplies for the continental Pa-
cific Coast of the United States, lower prices, and reduce 
imports, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Alaskan Energy for 
American Jobs Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COASTAL PLAIN.—The term ‘‘Coastal Plain’’ 
means that area described in appendix I to part 37 
of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(2) PEER REVIEWED.—The term ‘‘peer reviewed’’ 
means reviewed— 
(A) by individuals chosen by the National 
Academy of Sciences with no contractual rela-
tionship with, or those who have no application 
for a grant or other funding pending with, the 
Federal agency with leasing jurisdiction; or 
(B) if individuals described in subpara-
graph (A) are not available, by the top individ-
uals in the specified biological fields, as deter-
mined by the National Academy of Sciences. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’, except 
as otherwise provided, means the Secretary of the In-
terior or the Secretary’s designee. 
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