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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1011 
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases 
on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of 
New Jersey. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2013 
Mr. LOBIONDO (for himself, Mr. LANCE, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, and Mr. 
FRELINGHUYSEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil 
and gas leases on portions of the Outer Continental 
Shelf located off the coast of New Jersey. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON OIL AND GAS LEASING OFF 
THE COAST OF NEW JERSEY. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall not issue a lease, permit, or license for the explo-
ration for or extraction of oil or gas on or from submerged 
lands described in subsection (b). 
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(b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The submerged lands with 
respect to which subsection (a) applies are all submerged 
lands seaward from the landward boundary of the Outer 
Continental Shelf that lie within 125 miles of any point 
of the coast line of the State of New Jersey. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1013 
To make 1 percent across-the-board rescissions in discretionary spending 
for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2013 
Mr. MESSER (for himself and Mr. MULVANEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
To make 1 percent across-the-board rescissions in discre-
tionary spending for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014, 
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 ‘‘Discretionary Spend-
ing Reduction Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ACROSS-THE-BOARD RESCISSIONS IN DISCRE-
TIONARY SPENDING FOR EACH OF FISCAL 
YEARS 2013 AND 2014. 
(a) ACROSS-THE-BOARD RESCISSIONS.—There is re-
scinded an amount equal to 1 percent of— 
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(1) the budget authority provided (or obligation 
limitation imposed) in each of fiscal years 2013 and 
2014 for discretionary accounts in any fiscal year 
2013 or 2014 appropriation Act; 
(2) the budget authority provided in any ad-
vance appropriation for each of fiscal years 2013 
and 2014 for discretionary accounts in any prior fis-
cal year appropriation Act; and 
(3) the contract authority provided in each of 
fiscal years 2013 and 2014 for any program that is 
subject to a limitation contained in any fiscal year 
2013 or 2014 appropriation Act for discretionary ac-
counts. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget may apply the rescissions re-
quired under subsection (a) to any discretionary account 
in the applicable appropriation Acts in order to achieve 
the required reductions. 
(c) SUBSEQUENT APPROPRIATION LAWS.—In the 
case of any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act 
enacted after the date of enactment of this section, any 
rescission required by subsection (a) shall take effect im-
mediately after the enactment of such Act. 
(d) OMB REPORT.—Within 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this section (or, if later, 30 days after 
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the date of enactment of any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 
appropriation Act), the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate a report specifying the account and amount of each 
rescission made pursuant to subsection (a). 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1014 
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
to provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in 
military personnel accounts for purposes of any order issued under that 
Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2013 
Mr. PALAZZO 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 provide that military technicians 
(dual status) shall be included in military personnel ac-
counts for purposes of any order issued under that Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL 
STATUS). 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 251(a)(3) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
U.S.C. 901(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘For purposes of this paragraph, 
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by adding after the item relating to section 416 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘417. Authority to sell buildings containing post offices subject to relocation.’’. 
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military technicians (dual status) shall be included in mili-
tary personnel accounts.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—The amendment 
made by subsection (a) shall apply to any order of the 
President to exempt military personnel accounts from se-
questration issued under section 255(f)(1) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
U.S.C. 905(f)(1)) after January 1, 2013. 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘the increase’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the rate’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘such increases’’ and 
inserting ‘‘such rates’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘premium increases’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘rates’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘pre-
mium’’ and inserting ‘‘rate’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PRE-
MIUM’’ and inserting ‘‘RATE’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘that satisfy the condition 
under subsection (e)(3)(A)’’ after ‘‘award 
grants to States’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘pre-
mium increases’’ and inserting ‘‘rates’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Title XXVII of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 2723 (42 U.S.C. 300gg–22), as 
redesignated by the Patient Protection and Afford-
able Care Act— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
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SEC. 3. REVISION OF MEDICAL AND EVALUATION CRITERIA 
FOR EVALUATING DISABILITY CAUSED BY 
ADULT-ONSET AND JUVENILE HUNTINGTON’S 
DISEASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of determinations of 
cognitive, behavioral, and physical disability under titles 
II and XVI of the Social Security Act, the Commissioner 
of Social Security, in consultation with the National Insti-
tute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the National 
Institutes of Health, and other relevant organizations with 
medical expertise relating to Adult-Onset and Juvenile 
Huntington’s Disease, shall, not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(1) amend section 11.00 of part A of the List-
ing of Impairments (relating to neurological impair-
ments of adults) by— 
(A) providing medical and evaluation cri-
teria for Huntington’s Disease; and 
(B) striking ‘‘Huntington’s Chorea’’ each 
place it appears; 
(2) amend section 12.00 of part A of the List-
ing of Impairments (relating to mental disorders of 
adults) by providing medical and evaluation criteria 
for Huntington’s Disease; 
(3) amend section 111.00 of part B of the List-
ing of Impairments (relating to neurological impair-
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ments of children) by providing medical and evalua-
tion criteria for Juvenile Huntington’s Disease; and 
(4) amend section 112.00 of part B of the List-
ing of Impairments (relating to mental disorders of 
children) by providing medical and evaluation cri-
teria for Juvenile Huntington’s Disease. 
(b) LISTING OF IMPAIRMENTS.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘Listing of Impairments’’ means appen-
dix 1 to subpart P of part 404 of title 20 of the Code 
of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 4. WAIVER OF 24-MONTH WAITING PERIOD FOR COV-
ERAGE UNDER MEDICARE PROGRAM FOR IN-
DIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH HUNTINGTON’S 
DISEASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 226(h) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 426(h)) is amended, in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or Huntington’s Dis-
ease (HD)’’ after ‘‘amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to benefits under title XVIII of 
the Social Security Act with respect to items and services 
furnished in months beginning after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1017 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
to sell certain Federal land, to direct that the proceeds of such sales 
be applied to reduce the Federal budget deficit, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2013 
Mr. POE of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
Agriculture, 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 direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture to sell certain Federal land, to direct 
that the proceeds of such sales be applied to reduce 
the Federal budget deficit, 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 ‘‘American Land Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO SELL LAND. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—For each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017, subject to valid existing rights, the Sec-
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retary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as 
the case may be, shall offer for competitive sale by auction 
all right, title, and interest, to the extent provided in sub-
section (b)(2), in and to the following: 
(1) Eight percent of the Federal land managed 
by the Bureau of Land Management. 
(2) Eight percent of the National Forest Sys-
tem land. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) CONFIGURATION OF LAND.—The Secretary 
concerned shall configure the land to be sold to 
maximize marketability or achieve management ob-
jectives, and may prescribe such terms and condi-
tions on the land sales authorized by this Act as the 
Secretary deems in the public interest. 
(2) MINERAL RIGHTS.—For each fiscal year, 
the Secretary concerned may include in the sale of 
land under subsection (a) the mineral rights to such 
land for not more than 50 percent of the total acre-
age sold under subsection (a) by that Secretary, if 
the Secretary determines that such inclusion is likely 
to maximize marketability. 
SEC. 3. PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF LAND. 
All proceeds from the sale of land under this Act shall 
be deposited into the Treasury and applied— 
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(1) to reduce the annual Federal budget deficit 
for the fiscal year in which the sums are received, 
except as provided in paragraph (2); and 
(2) if there is no annual Federal budget deficit 
for the fiscal year in which the sums are received, 
to reduce the outstanding Federal debt. 
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graph shall be construed to modify, impair, or super-
sede any other right of the debtor.’’. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO MODIFY CERTAIN MORTGAGES. 
Section 1322 of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (11) as 
paragraph (12), 
(B) in paragraph (10) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end, and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (10) the 
following: 
‘‘(11) notwithstanding paragraph (2), with re-
spect to a claim for a loan originated before the ef-
fective date of this paragraph and secured by a secu-
rity interest in the debtor’s principal residence that 
is the subject of a notice that a foreclosure may be 
commenced with respect to such loan, modify the 
rights of the holder of such claim (and the rights of 
the holder of any claim secured by a subordinate se-
curity interest in such residence)— 
‘‘(A) by providing for payment of the 
amount of the allowed secured claim as deter-
mined under section 506(a)(1); 
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(3) VOTING BY ALIENS.—Section 611(a) of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resi-
dent Commissioner,’’ and inserting ‘‘or Delegate or 
Resident Commissioner to the Congress’’. 
(e) VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.—Section 11 of the 
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973i) is amended 
by striking ‘‘Delegate from the District of Columbia, 
Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or Resident Commissioner 
of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’’ each place it ap-
pears in subsections (c) and (e)(2) and inserting ‘‘or Dele-
gate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress’’. 
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‘‘(2) ROUNDING.—Any increase under para-
graph (1) of the dollar amount specified in this sub-
section shall be rounded to the nearest increment of 
$50. 
‘‘(3) CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ANY CAL-
ENDAR YEAR.—For purposes of this subsection, the 
Consumer Price Index for any calendar year is the 
average of the Consumer Price Index as of the close 
of the 12-month period ending on September 30 of 
that calendar year. 
‘‘(4) CONSUMER PRICE INDEX DEFINED.—For 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Consumer 
Price Index’ means the last Consumer Price Index 
for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau 
of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section apply to articles entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 2014. 
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‘‘CHAPTER 1001—ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS 
OF THE UNITED STATES’’ 
insert (after chapter 901 as renumbered and transferred by sub-
section (c)(6)(A)) 
‘‘CHAPTERS 903 THROUGH 999—RESERVED’’. 
(9) In the matter before 
‘‘CHAPTER 1101—JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED’’, 
insert 
‘‘CHAPTERS 1003 THROUGH 1099—RESERVED’’. 
(10) In the matter before 
‘‘CHAPTER 1201—KOREAN WAR VETERANS 
ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED’’, 
insert 
‘‘CHAPTERS 1105 THROUGH 1199—RESERVED’’. 
(11) In the matter before 
‘‘CHAPTER 1301—LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE 
REPUBLIC’’, 
insert 
‘‘CHAPTERS 1203 THROUGH 1299—RESERVED’’. 
(12) In the matter before 
‘‘CHAPTER 1401—MARINE CORPS LEAGUE’’, 
insert 
‘‘CHAPTERS 1307 THROUGH 1399—RESERVED’’. 
(13) In the matter before 
‘‘CHAPTER 1501—NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC 
ADMINISTRATION’’, 
insert 
‘‘CHAPTERS 1409 THROUGH 1499—RESERVED’’. 
(14) In the matter before 
‘‘CHAPTER 1701—PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA’’, 
strike 
‘‘CHAPTER 1601—[RESERVED]’’ 
and insert 
‘‘CHAPTERS 1549 THROUGH 1599—RESERVED 
‘‘CHAPTERS 1601 THROUGH 1699—RESERVED’’. 
(15) In the matter before 
‘‘CHAPTER 1901—RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF 
THE UNITED STATES’’, 
strike 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Land Acquisition to 
cut National Debt Act’’ or the ‘‘LAND Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND ACQUISI-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior may 
not use Federal funds to purchase land that would result 
in a net increase of land acreage that would be under the 
jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Bureau of Land 
Management unless the Federal budget is balanced for the 
year in which the land would be purchased. 
(b) DUCK STAMP FUNDS.—Subsection (a) shall not 
apply to land purchased with funds made available 
through the sale of Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and 
Conservation Stamps. 
(c) EASEMENTS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
easements acquired by the Secretary of the Interior to fa-
cilitate management of Federal lands. 
SEC. 3. NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND ACQUISITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture may 
not use Federal funds to purchase land that would result 
in a net increase of land acreage included in the National 
Forest System unless the Federal budget is balanced for 
the year in which the land would be purchased. 
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(b) EASEMENTS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
easements acquired by the Secretary of Agriculture to fa-
cilitate management of Federal lands. 
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(3) In paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘an eligible 
site or’’ after ‘‘acquire’’. 
(4) In paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘an eligible 
site or’’ after ‘‘acquiring’’. 
(5) In paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘An’’ and in-
serting ‘‘An eligible site or an’’. 
(6) By redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (9). 
(7) By inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) WILLING
SELLERS.—Acquisition of land 
or interests in land under this subsection shall be 
from willing sellers only. 
‘‘(7) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the 
date of the enactment of this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report on the ac-
tivities carried out under this subsection, including 
a description of— 
‘‘(A) preservation activities carried out at 
the battlefields and associated sites identified in 
the battlefield report during the period between 
publication of the battlefield report and the re-
port required under this paragraph; 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1024 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide part D eligible 
individuals with single chronic diseases access to services under medica-
tion therapy management programs under the Medicare part D prescrip-
tion drug program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2013 
Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
part D eligible individuals with single chronic diseases 
access to services under medication therapy management 
programs under the Medicare part D prescription drug 
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 ‘‘Medication Therapy 
Management Empowerment Act of 2013’’. 
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(b) POLICY.—Section 3 of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1602) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Congress declares that it’’ 
and inserting ‘‘It’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Congress further declares 
that implementation’’ and inserting ‘‘Implementa-
tion’’. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Section 4 of such Act (30 
U.S.C. 1603) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘For the purpose’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘declares that the’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘departments and agencies,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘departments and agencies to imple-
ment the policies set forth in section 3’’. 
SEC. 202. REPEAL. 
Title II of Public Law 98–373 (30 U.S.C. 1801; 98 
Stat. 1248), also known as the National Critical Materials 
Act of 1984, is repealed. 
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‘‘CHAPTER 1801—[RESERVED]’’ 
and insert 
‘‘CHAPTERS 1707 THROUGH 1799—RESERVED 
‘‘CHAPTERS 1801 THROUGH 1899—RESERVED’’. 
(16) In the matter before 
‘‘CHAPTER 2001—SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND 
ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURISTS’’, 
insert 
‘‘CHAPTERS 1905 THROUGH 1999—RESERVED’’. 
(17) In the matter before 
‘‘CHAPTER 2101—THEODORE ROOSEVELT 
ASSOCIATION’’, 
insert 
‘‘CHAPTERS 2005 THROUGH 2099—RESERVED’’. 
(18) In the matter before 
‘‘CHAPTER 2201—UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, 
INCORPORATED’’, 
insert 
‘‘CHAPTERS 2105 THROUGH 2199—RESERVED’’. 
(19) In the matter before 
‘‘CHAPTER 2301—VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE 
UNITED STATES’’, 
insert 
‘‘CHAPTERS 2209 THROUGH 2299—RESERVED’’. 
(20) In the matter before 
‘‘CHAPTER 2401—WOMEN’S ARMY CORPS VETERANS’ 
ASSOCIATION’’, 
insert 
‘‘CHAPTERS 2307 THROUGH 2399—RESERVED’’. 
(21) In the matter before 
‘‘Subtitle III—Treaty Obligation Organizations’’, 
strike 
‘‘CHAPTER 2501—[RESERVED] 
‘‘CHAPTER 2601—[RESERVED] 
‘‘CHAPTER 2701—[RESERVED]’’ 
and insert 
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