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SEC. 2. TIME LIMITATION ON CIVIL ACTIONS AGAINST AIR-
CRAFT MANUFACTURERS.
Title XI of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49
U.S.C. App. 1510–1518) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 1119. TIME LIMITATION ON CIVIL ACTIONS AGAINST
AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURERS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No civil action for damages for
death or injury to persons or damage to property arising
out of an accident involving a general aviation aircraft
may be brought against the manufacturer of the aircraft
or the manufacturer of any component, system, subassem-
bly, or other part of the aircraft, if the accident oc-
curred—
‘‘(1) more than 15 years after—
‘‘(A) the date of delivery of the aircraft to
its first purchaser or lessee, if delivered directly
from the manufacturer; or
‘‘(B) the date of first delivery of the air-
craft to a person engaged in the business of
selling or leasing such aircraft; or
‘‘(2) with respect to any component, system,
subassembly, or other part which replaced another
product originally in, or which was added to, the air-
craft, and which is alleged to have caused the claim-
ant’s damages, more than 15 years after the date of
the replacement or addition.
‘‘(b) GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—For
the purposes of this section, the term ‘general aviation air-
craft’ means any aircraft for which a type certificate or
an airworthiness certificate has been issued by the Admin-
istrator, which, at the time such certificate was originally
issued, had a maximum seating capacity of fewer than 20
passengers, and which was not, at the time of the accident,
engaged in scheduled passenger carrying operations as de-
fined under regulations issued under this Act.
‘‘(c) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—This section
supersedes any Federal or State law to the extent that
such law permits a civil action described in subsection (a)
to be brought after the applicable deadline for such civil
action established by subsection (a).’’.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
The table of contents contained in the first section
of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 is amended by adding
at the end of the matter relating to title XI of such Act
the following:
‘‘Sec. 1119. Time Limitation on Civil Actions Against Aircraft Manufacturers.
‘‘(a) In general.
‘‘(b) General aviation aircraft defined.
‘‘(c) Relationship to other laws.’’.
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amount made to the hospital under this sub-
paragraph during the previous fiscal year; or
‘‘(II) in the case of any other hospital, 90
percent of the additional payment amount made
to the hospital under this subparagraph during
the previous fiscal year.’’.
(c) NATIONAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE
ADVISORY BOARD.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT; COMPOSITION.—There is
hereby established the National Health Professional
Workforce Advisory Board (hereafter in this sub-
section referred to as the ‘‘Board’’), to be composed
of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the
Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs, and 7 other members
appointed by the President not later than 3 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, of
whom—
(A) at least 1 shall be a dean of a school
of medicine;
(B) at least 1 shall be a health care profes-
sional who is not a physician;
(C) at least 3 shall be the program direc-
tors of approved medical residency training pro-
grams in each of the 3 primary care disciplines;
ficials shall ensure that such information is provided 
protection in accordance with the requirements of 
that section. 
(f) INTEREST AND SUBSTANTIAL UNDERREPORTING 
ASSESSMENTS.— 
(1) In the case of mining claims where royalty 
payments are not received by the Secretary on the 
date that such payments are due, the Secretary shall 
charge interest on such underpayments at the same 
interest rate as the rate applicable under section 
6621(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
In the case of an underpayment, interest shall be 
computed and charged only on the amount of the de-
ficiency and not on the total amount. 
(2) If there is any underreporting of royalty 
owed on production from a claim for any production 
month by any person liable for royalty payments 
under this section, the Secretary shall assess a pen-
alty of not greater than 25 percent of the amount 
of that underreporting. 
(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘‘underreporting’’ means the difference between 
the royalty on the value of the production that 
should have been reported and the royalty on the 
value of the production which was reported, if the 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gauging American 
Port Security Act’’ or the ‘‘GAPS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STUDY, REPORT, AND PLAN TO ADDRESS GAPS IN 
PORT SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall— 
(1) conduct a study of, and submit to the Con-
gress a report on, remaining gaps in port security in 
the United States; and 
(2) include in such report a prioritization of 
such gaps and a plan for addressing them. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in classified form but shall contain an 
unclassified annex. 
SEC. 3. INFORMATION SHARING. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in accord-
ance with rules for the handling of classified information, 
share, as appropriate, with designated points of contact 
from Federal agencies and State, local, or tribal govern-
ments, and port system owners and operators, relevant in-
formation regarding remaining gaps in port security of the 
United States, prioritization of such gaps, and a plan for 
addressing such gaps. In the event that a designated point 
of contact does not have the necessary security clearance
to receive such information, the Secretary shall help expe-
dite the clearance process, as appropriate. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 28, 2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4005 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
conduct a study and report to Congress on gaps 
in port security in the United States and a plan 
to address them.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2479 
To amend the Fair Housing Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2013 
Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. POLIS, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. JOHN-
SON of Georgia, Ms. CHU, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, Mr. POCAN, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. DELBENE, and Mr. TAKANO) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Housing Act, 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 ‘‘Housing Opportunities 
Made Equal Act of 2013’’ or the ‘‘HOME Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDING THE FAIR HOUSING ACT TO PROHIBIT 
CERTAIN DISCRIMINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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(1) conduct a study of, and submit to the Con-
gress a classified report on, remaining gaps in port 
security in the United States; and 
(2) include in such report a prioritization of 
such gaps and a plan for addressing them. 
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IIB 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4005 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 29, 2012 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct 
a study and report to Congress on gaps in port security 
in the United States and a plan to address them. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gauging American 
Port Security Act’’ or the ‘‘GAPS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STUDY, REPORT, AND PLAN TO ADDRESS GAPS IN 
PORT SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall— 
(1) conduct a study of, and submit to the Con-
gress a report on, remaining gaps in port security in 
the United States; and 
(2) include in such report a prioritization of 
such gaps and a plan for addressing them. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in classified form but shall contain an 
unclassified annex. 
SEC. 3. INFORMATION SHARING. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in accord-
ance with rules for the handling of classified information, 
share, as appropriate, with designated points of contact 
from Federal agencies and State, local, or tribal govern-
ments, and port system owners and operators, relevant in-
formation regarding remaining gaps in port security of the 
United States, prioritization of such gaps, and a plan for 
addressing such gaps. In the event that a designated point 
of contact does not have the necessary security clearance 
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to receive such information, the Secretary shall help expe-
dite the clearance process, as appropriate. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 28, 2012. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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which provides benefits of medical care (within the
meaning of section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986) and which have not commenced oper-
ations as of 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of the Multiple Employer Welfare Arrange-
ments Enforcement Improvements Act of 1993, shall
file with the Secretary a registration statement de-
scribed in paragraph (3)—
‘‘(A) at least 60 days before the date on
which the multiple employer welfare arrange-
ment commences operations, and
‘‘(B) within 30 days after the end of each
fiscal year.
‘‘(3) REGISTRATION STATEMENTS.—A registra-
tion statement filed under this subsection shall—
‘‘(A) be filed in such form, and contain
such information concerning the multiple em-
ployer welfare arrangement, as shall be pro-
vided in regulations promulgated by the Sec-
retary, including information disclosing the
names and addresses of any person involved in
its operation, the address of the arrangement,
the fiscal year of the arrangement, and a list of
States in which the arrangement conducts busi-
Protection, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate a comprehensive plan for ensuring the place-
ment of sufficient U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
officers at each of the ten international airports in the 
United States with the largest volume of international 
travelers. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of existing personnel em-
ployed at the airports identified in such plan. 
(2) An assessment of the existing security 
threats and vulnerabilities of such airports. 
(3) An estimate of the personnel needs for each 
such airport that is required in order to effectively 
combat such security threats and vulnerabilities. 
(4) An assessment of how increases in inter-
national travel may impact current U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection security functions. 
(5) An identification of any obstacles that may 
impede such a plan from being fully implemented. 
(6) A detailed estimate of all costs associated 
with the implementation of such a plan. 
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4006 
To require the submission of a plan to ensure the placement of sufficient 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at each of the ten inter-
national airports in the United States with the largest volume of inter-
national 
travelers 
to 
effectively 
combat 
security 
threats 
and 
vulnerabilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2012 
Ms. HAHN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To require the submission of a plan to ensure the placement 
of sufficient U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers 
at each of the ten international airports in the United 
States with the largest volume of international travelers 
to effectively combat security threats and vulnerabilities, 
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. PLAN TO ENSURE AIRPORT SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security, acting through U.S. Customs and Border 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3091
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for allocations
of authorizations of budget authority to authorizing committees of the
House of Representatives and the Senate.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 15, 1993
Mr. SMITH of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Rules
A BILL
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide
for allocations of authorizations of budget authority to
authorizing committees of the House of Representatives
and the Senate.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ALLOCATIONS OF AUTHORIZATIONS TO COM-
MITTEES.
(a) ALLOCATIONS OF AUTHORIZATION LEVELS TO
HOUSE COMMITTEES.—
(1) Section 302(a)(1) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the
end the following new sentence: ‘‘That joint explana-
tory statement shall also include, for each fiscal year
covered by that concurrent resolution, an allocation
of appropriate levels of total authorizations of budg-
et authority for each committee of the House of
Representatives which has jurisdiction over laws,
bills, and resolutions providing such authorizations
of new budget authority .’’.
(2) Section 602(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the
end the following new sentence: ‘‘That joint explana-
tory statement shall also include, for each fiscal year
covered by that concurrent resolution, an allocation
of appropriate levels of total authorizations of budg-
et authority for each committee of the House of
Representatives which has jurisdiction over laws,
bills, and resolutions providing such authorizations
of new budget authority .’’.
(b) ALLOCATIONS OF AUTHORIZATION LEVELS TO
SENATE COMMITTEES.—
(1) Section 302(a)(2) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the
end the following new sentence: ‘‘That joint explana-
tory statement shall also include, for each fiscal year
covered by that concurrent resolution, an allocation
of appropriate levels of total authorizations of budg-
et authority for each committee of the Senate which
has jurisdiction over laws, bills, and resolutions pro-
viding such authorizations of new budget author-
ity.’’.
(2) Section 602(a)(2) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the
end the following new sentence: ‘‘That joint explana-
tory statement shall also include, for each fiscal year
covered by that concurrent resolution, an allocation
of appropriate levels of total authorizations of budg-
et authority for each committee of the Senate which
has jurisdiction over laws, bills, and resolutions pro-
viding such authorizations of new budget author-
ity.’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall be effective
for fiscal year 1995 and subsequent fiscal years.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3092
To provide for the conveyance of real property located at the Naval Housing
Cabrillo Site, Long Beach, California, to the California State University,
Long Beach Foundation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 15, 1993
Mr. TUCKER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To provide for the conveyance of real property located at
the Naval Housing Cabrillo Site, Long Beach, California,
to the California State University, Long Beach Founda-
tion.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF REAL PROPERTY, NAVAL
HOUSING 
CABRILLO 
SITE, 
LONG 
BEACH,
CALIFORNIA.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of
Defense shall convey, without reimbursement, to the Cali-
fornia State University, Long Beach Foundation (in this
section referred to as the ‘‘University’’), all right, title,
and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of
real property consisting of approximately 30 acres, includ-
ing improvements thereon, containing military family
housing units associated with the Long Beach Naval Sta-
tion, California, and known as the Naval Housing Cabrillo
Site.
(b) PURPOSE OF CONVEYANCE.—The purpose of the
conveyance required by subsection (a) is to permit the
University to include the conveyed property as part of the
Long Beach Research and Technology Park being devel-
oped by the University.
(c) PROHIBITION ON USE CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall not impose as part of the conveyance required
by subsection (a) any condition or restriction on the use
of the conveyed real property by the University.
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the property to be conveyed under
subsection (a) shall be determined by the Secretary on the
basis of the educational public benefit transfer application
submitted by the University.
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4008 
To establish the Cavernous Angioma CARE Center (Clinical Care, Awareness, 
Research and Education) of Excellence, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2012 
Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. LUJA´N, and Mr. PEARCE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish the Cavernous Angioma CARE Center (Clinical 
Care, Awareness, Research and Education) of Excellence, 
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 ‘‘Cavernous Angioma 
CARE Center Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Cavernous angioma, also termed ‘‘cerebral 
cavernous malformations’’ or ‘‘CCM’’, affects an es-
timated 1,500,000 people in the United States. 
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(2) INFORMATION TO BE REPORTED.—The in-
formation to be reported under paragraph (1) in-
cludes the following:
(A) The name of any health care provider,
supplier, or practitioner who is the subject of a
final adverse action.
(B) The name (if known) of any health
care entity with which a health care provider,
supplier, or practitioner is affiliated or associ-
ated.
(C) The nature of the final adverse action.
(D) A description of the acts or omissions
and injuries upon which the final adverse action
was based, and such other information as re-
quired by the Attorney General.
(3) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The Attorney General
shall establish procedures to assure that the privacy
of individuals receiving health care services is appro-
priately protected.
(4) FORM AND MANNER OF REPORTING.—The
information required to be reported under this sub-
section shall be reported on a monthly basis and in
such form and manner as determined by the Attor-
ney General. Such information shall first be required
I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3093
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to health care fraud,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 21, 1993
Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. SENSENBRENNER) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to
health care fraud, 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 ‘‘Health Care Fraud
Prosecution Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR HEALTH CARE FRAUD.
(a) OFFENSE.—Part I of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 50A the fol-
lowing:
‘‘CHAPTER 50B—HEALTH CARE FRAUD
‘‘Sec.
‘‘1101. Health care fraud.
‘‘1102. Illegal remunerations.
‘‘1103. Civil Action.
‘‘1104. Definitions.
‘‘§ 1101. Health care fraud
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever, in or affecting inter-
state commerce, knowingly—
‘‘(1) executes, or attempts to execute, a scheme
or artifice to defraud to obtain a health care pay-
ment; or
‘‘(2) presents to any person any statement as
part of, or in support of, a claim for a health care
payment, knowing that such statement contains any
false or misleading information concerning any fact
or thing material to such claim;
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than
10 years, or both.
‘‘(b) AGGRAVATED OFFENSES.—In an offense under
subsection (a) of this section—
‘‘(1) if the offender knowingly or recklessly
causes serious bodily injury to an individual or
knowingly or recklessly endangers the life of a
person, the offender shall be fined under this
title or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or
both; and
‘‘(2) if the offender knowingly or recklessly
causes the death of an individual, the offender
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not
more than 25 years, or both.
‘‘§ 1102. Illegal remunerations
‘‘Whoever, in or affecting interstate commerce, know-
ingly solicits, receives, offers, or provides anything of
value—
‘‘(1) for the referral of an individual to a per-
son for the furnishing of any item or service for
which a health care payment may be paid by a third
party payer;
‘‘(2) for recommending, or arranging for, the
furnishing of any item or service for which a health
care payment may be paid by a third party payer;
or
‘‘(3) which in effect reduces the cost of an item
or service for which a health care payment may be
paid by a third party payer, and then seeks that
health care payment from the third party payer;
without informing the third party payer fully about having
done so and reflecting the amount of the thing of value
in the claim for the health care payment, shall be fined
under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or
both.