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of this Act (relating to assistance for the inde-
pendent states of the former Soviet Union); and
‘‘(C) funds made available for fiscal year
1994 for assistance under the Support for East
European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989.
‘‘(3) FUNDS TO BE USED TO SUPPORT CAPITAL
PROJECTS IN COUNTRIES FOR WHICH ORIGINAL FUND-
ING
WAS
PROVIDED.—(A) Any funds described in
paragraph (2)(A) that are earmarked by the Congress
for a specific country and that are transferred pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) shall be used to support capital
projects in that country.
‘‘(B) Any funds described in paragraph (2)(B)
that are transferred pursuant to paragraph (1) shall
be used to support capital projects in countries eligi-
ble for assistance under chapter 11 of part I of this
Act.
‘‘(C) Any funds described in paragraph (2)(C)
that are transferred pursuant to paragraph (1) shall
be used to support capital projects in countries eligi-
ble for assistance under the Support for East Euro-
pean Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989.
‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘capital projects’ means a project
involving the construction, expansion, alteration of,
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 120
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Supporting the independence and sovereignty of
Ukraine and the progress of its political and eco-
nomic reforms.
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 123
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To provide for the provisional approval of regula-
tions applicable to certain covered employing of-
fices and covered employees and to be issued by
the Office of Compliance before January 23,
1996.
208
(5) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Within 60 days
after any exercise of the authority of paragraph (1)
and every 60 days thereafter, the President shall re-
port in writing to the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the President pro tempore of the
Senate concerning the defense articles, defense serv-
ices, and military education and training being pro-
vided and the use made of such articles, services, and
education and training.
(6) REIMBURSEMENT.—(A) Defense articles, de-
fense services, and military education and training
provided under this subsection shall be made available
without reimbursement to the Department of Defense
except to the extent that funds are appropriated pur-
suant to subparagraph (B).
(B) There are authorized to be appropriated to
the President such sums as may be necessary to reim-
burse the applicable appropriation, fund, or account
for the value (as defined in section 664(m) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961) of defense articles, de-
fense services, or military education and training
provided under this subsection.
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‘‘(2) the term ‘United States person’ means any
United States resident or national (other than an in-
dividual resident outside the United States and em-
ployed by other than a United States person), any
domestic concern (including any permanent domestic
establishment of any foreign concern), and any for-
eign subsidiary or affiliate (including any permanent
foreign establishment) of any domestic concern
which is controlled in fact by such domestic concern,
as determined under regulations of the President.
‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION.—By submitting this offer, the
Offeror certifies that it is not—
‘‘(1) taking or knowingly agreeing to take any
action, with respect to the boycott of Israel by Arab
countries, which section 8(a) of the Export Adminis-
tration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2407(a)) pro-
hibits a United States person from taking; or
‘‘(2) discriminating in the award of sub-
contracts on the basis of religion.’’.
(d) SUBMISSION OF STATEMENTS.—The Department
of State may not enter into any contract with any person,
unless that person has submitted to the Department of
State statements, certified by that person, indicating
whether or not that person—
‘‘(4) designate an office within the Department
of State to carry out the purposes of this Act. In the
event such an office is established, the President
may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, a Director, with the rank of ambassador.
Furthermore, of the Director and the next most sen-
ior person in the office, one should be an individual
who has served in the United States Foreign Service
while the other should be an individual who has
served in the United States intelligence community;
and
‘‘(5) perform such other functions as the Sec-
retary may determine necessary in furtherance of
the policy of this title.’’.
(3) in section 204—
(A) in subsections (a), (b), and (c), by
striking ‘‘Director’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; and
(B) in paragraph (d), by striking ‘‘the Di-
rector or any other’’ and inserting ‘‘any’’;
(4) in section 204A, by striking ‘‘Director’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’;
(5) in section 205—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Direc-
tor’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; and
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other provisions of law apply with respect to the amounts
that are authorized to be appropriated by this section for
fiscal year 1994, those amounts shall be deemed to be au-
thorized to be appropriated by the provision of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 or other Act that provided the cor-
responding authorization of appropriations for prior fiscal
years.
SEC. 1202. HOUSING GUARANTEE PROGRAM.
(a) AUTHORIZATIONS.—
(1) COST OF GUARANTEED LOANS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated $16,407,000 for fiscal
year 1994 for the cost (as defined in section 502(5)
of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990) of guar-
anteed loans under sections 221 and 222 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
(2) PROGRAM CEILING.—Section 222(a) of that
Act is amended by striking ‘‘$2,558,000,000’’ in the
second sentence and inserting ‘‘$3,000,000,000’’.
(3) 
PROGRAM
EXPIRATION
DATE.—Section
222(a) of that Act is amended by striking ‘‘1992’’
in the third sentence and inserting ‘‘1995’’.
(4) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—(A) There
are authorized to be appropriated $8,407,000 for
fiscal year 1994 for administrative expenses to carry
out guaranteed loan programs under sections 221
‘‘(9) other activities, including relating to the 
areas of public health and nutrition, that the Com-
mission deems appropriate. 
‘‘(d) OPERATING PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL PLAN.—Prior to the expenditure 
of Federal funds for any activities pursuant to sub-
section (c), the Commission shall submit to the Sec-
retary and the Congress an operating plan for car-
rying out the activities of the Commission. Such op-
erating plan shall include— 
‘‘(A) a list of specific activities that the 
Commission plans to conduct for purposes of 
carrying out the duties described in each of the 
paragraphs in subsection (c); 
‘‘(B) a plan for completing the activities, 
including any contracts or grants that need to 
be awarded; 
‘‘(C) a list of members of the Commission 
and other individuals who are not members of 
the Commission who will need to be involved to 
conduct such activities; 
‘‘(D) an explanation of Federal agency in-
volvement and coordination needed to conduct 
such activities; 
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the criteria specified in the first 2 sentences of this
section but receives funds from the Government of
South Africa may receive assistance under this sec-
tion if the President determines that such organiza-
tion meets the requirements of the 5th sentence of
section 116(e)(2)(B), and such determination is
made in accordance with the 6th sentence of such
section.’’.
SEC. 1306. SUDAN.
(a) STATEMENT
OF
THE CONGRESS.—The Con-
gress—
(1) strongly condemns the Government of
Sudan for its severe human rights abuses and calls
upon that government to improve human rights con-
ditions throughout the country;
(2) deplores the internecine fighting among the
factions of the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army;
(3) urges the Government of Sudan and the
factions of the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army
to provide full access for and to cooperate with relief
organizations;
(4) encourages the Government of Sudan to lift
the press ban which was imposed after it took power
in June 1989; and
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(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
Section 49 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22
U.S.C. 2589) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a); and
(2) in the first sentence of subsection (b) by
striking ‘‘pursuant to this section’’ and inserting ‘‘to
carry out this Act’’.
PART B—AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES
SEC. 111. AUTHORIZED STRENGTH OF THE FOREIGN SERV-
ICE.
(a) END FISCAL YEAR 1994 LEVELS.—Subject to
subsection (c), the employment and service of Members
of the Foreign Service shall be subject to the following
limitations as of September 30, 1994:
(1) Department of State, not to exceed 9,200,
of whom not more than 825 shall be members of the
Senior Foreign Service.
(2) United States Information Agency, not to
exceed 1,200, of whom not more than 175 shall be
members of the Senior Foreign Service.
(3) Agency for International Development, not
to exceed 1,850, of whom not more than 250 shall
be members of the Senior Foreign Service.
(b) END FISCAL YEAR 1995 LEVELS.—Subject to
subsection (c), the employment and service of Members
‘‘(A) a detailed statement of the benefits of-
fered (including any maximums, limitations, exclu-
sions, and other definitions of benefits); 
‘‘(B) the premiums charged (including any limi-
tations or other conditions on their subsequent ad-
justment); 
‘‘(C) the duration of the enrollment period; and 
‘‘(D) such other terms and conditions (includ-
ing procedures for establishing eligibility for insur-
ance under this chapter) as may be determined by 
the Director, consistent with the requirements of 
this chapter. 
‘‘(2) Premiums charged under a contract under this 
section shall reasonably and equitably reflect the cost of 
the benefits provided, as determined by the Director. 
‘‘(c)(1) Each contract under this section shall require 
the carrier— 
‘‘(A) to provide payments or benefits described 
in section 8804(c) to an employee if such employee 
is entitled thereto under the terms of the contract; 
and 
‘‘(B) with respect to disputes regarding claims 
for payments or benefits under the terms of the con-
tract— 
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(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this
section and section 133 shall apply with respect to offi-
cials, offices, and bureaus of the Department of State
when Executive orders implementing such sections become
effective.
(c) TRANSITION.—Any officer of the Department of
State holding office on the date of the enactment of this
Act shall not be required to be reappointed to any other
office, at the Department of State at the same level per-
forming similar functions, as determined by the President,
by reason of the enactment of the amendments made by
this section and section 133.
(d) REFERENCES IN OTHER ACTS.—A reference in
any other provision of law to an official or office of the
Department of State affected by the amendment made by
subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the
Secretary of State or the Department of State, as may
be appropriate.
(e) Nothing in this part reassigns any function that
is on the date of enactment of this Act vested by law or
executive order in the Department of Commerce, the Fed-
eral Communications Commission, or any officer thereof.
(f) 
OFFICE
OF
THE
COORDINATOR
FOR
COUNTERTERRORISM.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this section, there shall be in the Department of
15, 1993, such Stage 2 aircraft in order to meet
Stage 3 noise standards on the same number of such
Stage 2 aircraft that otherwise would have had to be
removed from service within the contiguous States of
the United States under paragraph (4); except that
such modified aircraft must remain configured for
all-cargo service and shall not be converted to pas-
senger-cargo combination service.
‘‘(6) Each aircraft removed from service by an
air carrier under paragraph (4) shall be taken off
the registry of certificated aircraft by the Secretary
and may not subsequently be registered in the
United States; except that—
‘‘(A) the Secretary may continue to keep
an aircraft on the registry of certificated air-
craft if such aircraft—
‘‘(i) is not based in any of the several
States of the United States and is engaged
in common carriage entirely outside the
several States; or
‘‘(ii) is used solely outside the contig-
uous States of the United States; and
‘‘(B) in a case where the aircraft removed
from service is owned by a person not affiliated
with such air carrier and was operated by such
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 123
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring),
SECTION 1. APPROVAL OF REGULATIONS.
The regulations applicable to employing offices which
are not the House of Representatives or the Senate and
covered employees who are not the employees of the House
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State an Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism
which 
shall 
be 
headed 
by 
a 
Coordinator 
for
Counterterrorism. The office shall have the same respon-
sibilities and functions as the Office of the Coordinator
for Counterterrorism at the Department of State had as
of January 20, 1993.
SEC. 133. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) ACT OF MAY 26, 1949.—The Act entitled ‘‘An
Act to strengthen and improve the organization and ad-
ministration of the Department of State, and for other
purposes’’ (May 26, 1949; Public Law 81–73; 22 U.S.C.
2652 et seq.) is repealed.
(b) FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT, FIS-
CAL YEAR 1979.—Section 115 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2652a)
is amended by striking subsection (a).
(c) PUBLIC LAW 93–126.—Section 9 of Public Law
93–126 (22 U.S.C. 2655a) is amended by striking sub-
section (a).
(d) FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT, FIS-
CAL YEARS 1992 AND 1993.—Section 122 of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993
(22 U.S.C. 2652b) is amended by striking subsection (a).
(e) TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.—
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2963 
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide 
grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide specialized housing 
and social services to elderly individuals who are the primary caregiver 
of a child that is related to such individual. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 
Mr. SERRANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment to provide grants to eligible nonprofit organizations 
to provide specialized housing and social services to elder-
ly individuals who are the primary caregiver of a child 
that is related to such individual. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GRANT PROGRAM FOR ELDERLY CAREGIVERS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development a pro-
gram to provide grants to eligible nonprofit organizations 
for start-up and ongoing operational costs associated with 
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viduals with disabilities, educators and related
services personnel, technology experts (including
engineers), employers, and other appropriate in-
dividuals, about technology-related assistance;
‘‘(E) the education and training activities
carried out through Federal initiatives to pro-
mote awareness of available funding in public
programs;
‘‘(F) the research activities carried out
through the Federal initiatives to improve under-
standing of the costs and benefits of access to
assistive technology for individuals with disabil-
ities who represent a variety of ages and types
of disabilities;
‘‘(G) the program outreach activities to
rural and inner-city areas that are carried out
through the Federal initiatives;
‘‘(H) the activities carried out through the
Federal initiatives that are targeted to reach
underrepresented populations and rural popu-
lations; and
‘‘(I) the consumer involvement activities in
the programs carried out under this Act.
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
DEVICES AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.—As
‘‘(2) ANNUALIZATION.—Under regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary, appropriate adjustments
shall be made in the application of section
6654(d)(2) in respect of the amount treated as tax
under paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) TRANSITIONAL
RULE.—For purposes of
applying section 6654 to a taxable year beginning in
1993, the amount referred to in clause (ii) of section
6654(d)(1)(B) shall be increased by 90 percent of
the amount treated as tax under paragraph (1) for
such taxable year.
‘‘(c) DOMESTIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT TAXES.—
For purposes of this section, the term ‘domestic service
employment taxes’ means—
‘‘(1) any taxes imposed by chapter 21 or 23 on
remuneration paid for domestic service in a private
home of the employer, and
‘‘(2) any amount withheld from such remunera-
tion pursuant to an agreement under section
3402(p).
For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘domestic service
in a private home of the employer’ does not include service
described in section 3121(g)(5).
‘‘(d) EXCEPTION WHERE EMPLOYER IS LIABLE FOR
OTHER EMPLOYMENT TAXES.—To the extent provided in
635 
‘‘(ii) FAILURE OF PARTNERSHIP.—In 
a case in which a partnership fails, the na-
tional fund manager shall take over the 
portfolio of the failed partnership. 
‘‘(h) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as may be 
necessary to carry out this section, including regulations— 
‘‘(1) for the conduct of a performance evalua-
tion at the end of the initial 5-year period; 
‘‘(2) to terminate the contract for cause; and 
‘‘(3) to extend the contract for an additional 5- 
year period. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $500,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 296(b) of 
the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 
1994 (7 U.S.C. 7014(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6)(C), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(8) the authority of the Secretary to establish 
in the Department the Healthy Food Financing Ini-
tiative in accordance with section 242.’’. 
SEC. 1007. GAO REPORT ON HEALTH EFFECTS OF DEEP-
WATER HORIZON OIL RIG EXPLOSION IN THE 
GULF COAST. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study on the type and scope of 
health care services administered through the Department 
of Health and Human Services addressing the provision 
of health care to racial and ethnic minorities (whether 
residents, clean-up workers, or volunteers) affected by the 
explosion of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater 
Horizon that occurred on April 20, 2010. 
(b) SPECIFIC COMPONENTS; REPORTING.—In car-
rying out subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall— 
(1) assess the type, size, and scope of programs 
administered by the Department of Health and 
Human Services that focus on provision of health 
care to communities in the Gulf Coast; 
(2) identify the merits and disadvantages asso-
ciated with each the programs; 
(3) perform an analysis of the costs and bene-
fits of the programs; 
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(4) determine whether there is any duplication 
of programs; and 
(5) not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, report findings and rec-
ommendations for improving access to health care 
for racial and ethnic minorities to the Congress. 
Æ 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2955 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to clarify the requirement of the 
Department of Defense to procure footwear from American sources. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 
Mr. MICHAUD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to clarify the require-
ment of the Department of Defense to procure footwear 
from American sources. 
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 Shoes for 
American Servicemembers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE TO PROCURE FOOTWEAR 
FROM AMERICAN SOURCES. 
Section 2533a(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘, including footwear,’’ before 
‘‘and the materials’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘(and the materials and compo-
nents thereof)’’ and inserting ‘‘, including footwear, 
and the materials and components thereof’’. 
Æ 
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regulations prescribed by the Secretary, this section shall
not apply to any employer for any calendar year if such
employer is liable for any tax under this subtitle with re-
spect to remuneration for services other than domestic
service in a private home of the employer.
‘‘(e) GENERAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary shall prescribe such regulations as may be nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this
section. Such regulations may treat domestic service em-
ployment taxes as taxes imposed by chapter 1 for purposes
of coordinating the assessment and collection of such em-
ployment taxes with the assessment and collection of do-
mestic employers’ income taxes.
‘‘(f) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS TO
COLLECT STATE UNEMPLOYMENT TAXES.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary is hereby
authorized to enter into an agreement with any
State to collect, as the agent of such State, such
State’s unemployment taxes imposed on remunera-
tion paid for domestic service in a private home of
the employer. Any taxes to be collected by the Sec-
retary pursuant to such an agreement shall be treat-
ed as domestic service employment taxes for pur-
poses of this section.