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establish a program to make grants to ports to enable 
ports to employ high school students during the summer. 
(b) APPLICATION.—In order to receive a grant under 
the program established under subsection (a), the author-
ity in charge of a port shall submit an application at such 
time, in such form, and with such information and assur-
ances as the Secretary may require, including an assur-
ance that no worker will be displaced or terminated be-
cause of the creation of temporary summer employment 
for students. 
(c) PRIORITY.—In considering applications for a 
grant under this section and in determining the grant 
amount for each port awarded a grant under this section, 
the Secretary shall give priority to a port located in a city 
with a high rate of unemployment, and shall also con-
sider— 
(1) the cargo volume of the port; and 
(2) the size of the surrounding city. 
(d) GRANT AMOUNT.—Amounts awarded under this 
section shall not exceed $1,000,000 per port per fiscal 
year. 
(e) GRANT DURATION.—A grant awarded under this 
section shall be for a 1-year period and may be renewed 
based such criteria as the Secretary may require. The au-
thority in charge of the port shall return any amounts 
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(D) Representatives of both business and
industry (representing both small and large
business), including members of private indus-
try councils established in accordance with sec-
tion 102 of the Job Training Partnership Act
(29 U.S.C. 1512), selected from among a list of
nominees submitted by State and local business
organizations and trade associations.
(E) Representatives of employees, both or-
ganized and non-union. Representatives of orga-
nized labor shall be selected from among nomi-
nees submitted by State labor federations.
(F) Representatives of education, training,
and other workforce preparation and develop-
ment programs, including—
(i) representatives of local educational
agencies or associations;
(ii) representatives of postsecondary
educational institutions, including commu-
nity and technical colleges;
(iii) representatives of vocational edu-
cation institutions or programs;
(iv) individuals with knowledge of and
qualifications with respect to serving spe-
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2924
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to eliminate soft
money from Federal election campaigns.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1993
Mr. COX introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on House Administration
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
eliminate soft money from Federal election campaigns.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Special interest money has become largely a
source of guaranteed support for political incum-
bents and is subverting the democratic principles at
the heart of the electoral process in the United
States.
(2) In particular, so-called ‘‘soft money’’ is
making the current system of Federal election cam-
paign contribution limits untenable.
(3) Soft money enables political parties, labor
unions, and other organizations to spend unlimited
funds to influence Federal election campaigns and is
subject to no public reporting requirements.
(4) During the 1992 election cycle, labor unions
alone poured more than $400,000,000 of soft money
into political campaigns.
(5) The total amount of soft money expended in
the 1992 election cycle exceeded $750,000,000.
(6) Banning all soft money contributions will
decrease spending on Federal election campaigns
and will make individual contributions from small
donors the key to a successful Federal election cam-
paign.
(7) Eliminating soft money contributions will
mean that all contributions to Federal election cam-
paigns will be subject to Federal disclosure require-
ments.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF POLITICAL PARTY SOFT MONEY.
(a) CONTRIBUTION DEFINITION AMENDMENT.—Sec-
tion 301(8)(B) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)) is amended—
(1) by striking out clauses (viii) through (xii);
and
(2) by redesignating clauses (xiii) and (xiv) as
clauses (viii) and (ix), respectively.
(b) EXPENDITURE DEFINITION AMENDMENT.—Sec-
tion 301(9)(B) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(9)(B)) is amended—
(1) by striking out clauses (viii) and (ix);
(2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at
the end of clause (vii); and
(3) by redesignating clause (x) as clause (viii).
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF CORPORATE AND LABOR UNION
SOFT MONEY.
Section 316(b)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)(2)) is amended by striking
out ‘‘(A) communications’’ and all that follows through
‘‘and (C)’’.
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4155 
AN ACT 
To direct the head of each Federal department and agency 
to treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
training or certification requirements for Federal li-
censes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
awarded but not expended to the Secretary at the end of 
the grant period. 
(f) USES OF FUNDS.— 
(1) REQUIRED USES.—A port receiving a grant 
under this section shall use such funds to— 
(A) provide summer jobs for students— 
(i) aged 14 through 19; 
(ii) who are enrolled in high school at 
the time they apply for a job with the port; 
and 
(iii) live within the Metropolitan Sta-
tistical Area, as defined by the Office of 
Management and Budget, in which the 
port is located; and 
(B) compensate the student employees in 
accordance with applicable State and Federal 
wage statutes. 
(2) PERMITTED
USES.—A port receiving a 
grant under this section may use such funds to pro-
vide job training for student employees described in 
paragraph (1), provided that no more than 15 per-
cent of the students’ time may be spent on such 
training, and the students are compensated at their 
normal rate of pay for participation in such training. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3838 
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to 
make grants to ports to enable ports to employ high school students 
during the summer. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2012 
Ms. HAHN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish 
a program to make grants to ports to enable ports to 
employ high school students during the summer. 
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 ‘‘Port Opportunity Re-
investment and Training Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2926
To convey a certain parcel of public land to the county of Twin Falls,
Idaho, for use as a landfill, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1993
Mr. CRAPO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Natural Resources
A BILL
To convey a certain parcel of public land to the county
of Twin Falls, Idaho, for use as a landfill, 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 ‘‘Twin Falls County
Landfill Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this
Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey all right,
title, and interest of the United States in the lands located
in Twin Falls County, Idaho, as described in subsection
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(d) for use as a public landfill, to the County of Twin Falls
in exchange for payment of fair market value for the land
by the grantee to the Secretary of the Interior.
(b) RESERVATION OF MINERAL RIGHTS.—The Sec-
retary shall include in any deed or other instrument of
conveyance conveying the land pursuant to subsection (a),
a reservation to the United States of—
(1) all mineral rights underlying the lands con-
veyed under subsection (a); and
(2) the right to enter the land conveyed under
subsection (a) for the purpose of removing minerals,
in accordance with applicable mining laws.
(c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if
the lands conveyed pursuant to subsection (a) are
not used for the establishment or operation of a
landfill within twelve months after the date on which
the conveyance is made, all right, title, and interest
in such land shall revert to the United States on the
day following the end of such twelve-month period.
(2) EXCEPTION.—No reversion shall be effec-
tive under paragraph (1) if the lands conveyed pur-
suant to subsection (a) are contaminated with a haz-
ardous substance (as defined in section 101(14) of
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
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pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.
9601(14)) on the date on which the reversion would
otherwise take effect.
(d) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The lands to be con-
veyed pursuant to section 2 of this Act comprise approxi-
mately 1083.77 acres of Federal lands described as the
SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4 of section 31; W1⁄2,
SW1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4 of section 32; Township 11 South,
Range 17 East, Boise Meridian and the West Half of Lot
2, Lot 3, Lot 4, W1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4 and
the W1⁄2W1⁄2SE1⁄4 of section 5; Lot 1, East Half of Lot
2, E1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, E1⁄2W1⁄2SE1⁄4, and the
E1⁄2SE1⁄4 of section 6; N1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4
of section 7; NW1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, N1⁄2N1⁄2NW1⁄4 of section
8; of Township 12 South, Range 17, Boise Meridian.
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such benefits and shall include referral of such
individuals to entities providing appropriate re-
training and adjustment services.
(M) Job listings for local labor market op-
portunities.
(2) PRIORITY.—In providing core services
under paragraph (1), each community job resource
center shall give priority to individuals who are eligi-
ble for services under any workforce preparation and
development program.
(b) ADDITIONAL SERVICES.—Each community job
resource center may provide the following additional serv-
ices to interested individuals in the unified service area
in which such center is located:
(1) Job search and job placement services.
(2) Any additional services with the concurrence
of the Local Board.
(c) SPECIALIZED EMPLOYER SERVICES.—Each com-
munity job resource center may provide customized
workforce development services to employers on a fee-for-
service basis.
(d) ALLOWABLE FEE-FOR-SERVICES.—Each commu-
nity job resource center may provide core services under
subsection (a), additional services under subsection (b), or
specialized employer services under subsection (c), to indi-
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‘‘(3) A statement of the basis of the claim of the
applicant that the variety is new.’’; and
(5) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3)), by inserting ‘‘(including any propagating
material)’’ after ‘‘basic seed’’.
SEC. 5. BENEFIT OF EARLIER FILING DATE.
Section 55(a) (7 U.S.C. 2425(a)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating the first and second sen-
tences as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;
(2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by
inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘,
not including the date on which the application is
filed in the foreign country’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(3)(A) An applicant entitled to a right of prior-
ity under this subsection shall be allowed to furnish
any necessary information, document, or material re-
quired for the purpose of the examination of the ap-
plication during—
‘‘(i) the 2-year period beginning on the date
of the expiration of the period of priority; or
‘‘(ii) if the first application is rejected or
withdrawn, an appropriate period after the re-
credited, or certified under State law, if the 
therapy has been proven safe and effective in 
peer-reviewed scientific studies, and if it is ad-
ministered only after the health care provider 
obtains the informed consent of the patient to 
receive it.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to therapies furnished on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(5) TELEPHONE.—At the request of an appel-
lant, a hearing may be conducted over the telephone.
(6) WAIVER OF HEARING.—An appellant may
waive the right to a hearing on an adverse decision.
If an appellant waives the right to a hearing, the
hearing officer shall issue a determination based on
a review of the case record of the appellant and on
information submitted by the appellant or the agen-
cy to the hearing officer.
(7) BURDEN OF PROOF.—An agency shall bear
the burden of justifying an adverse decision of the
agency at a hearing, including the burden of proving
the justifying evidence and the basis for the decision
in statutes and regulations.
(8) DETERMINATION NOTICE.—The hearing of-
ficer shall issue a determination notice on the appeal
of the adverse decision not later than 30 calendar
days after a hearing or after receipt of the request
of the appellant to waive a hearing, except that the
Director may establish an earlier deadline for a de-
termination notice relating to a time sensitive deci-
sion, such as a decision relating to a release of nor-
mal income security or an operating loan.
(9) REVIEW BY DIRECTOR.—
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3841 
To prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the reduction of principal on, 
mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2012 
Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. 
FILNER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. CLARKE
of Michigan, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, and Mr. GRIJALVA) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the reduction 
of principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and 
Freddie Mac. 
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 ‘‘Principal Reduction 
Act of 2012’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3840 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social Security Act 
to provide for employment tax treatment of professional service businesses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2012 
Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, and Mr. CROWLEY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social 
Security Act to provide for employment tax treatment 
of professional service businesses. 
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 ‘‘Narrowing Exceptions 
for Withholding Taxes Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT TAX TREATMENT OF PROFESSIONAL 
SERVICE BUSINESSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1402 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
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‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,150,000. 
‘‘SEC. 1659. CENTRAL REDWOOD CITY RECYCLED WATER 
PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Redwood City, California, is author-
ized to participate in the design, planning, and construc-
tion of recycled water system facilities. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$8,000,000. 
‘‘SEC. 1660. PALO ALTO RECYCLED WATER PIPELINE 
PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Palo Alto, California, is authorized 
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SEC. 2. PRINCIPAL REDUCTION OF MORTGAGES OWNED OR 
GUARANTEED BY FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE 
MAC. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal National Mort-
gage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mort-
gage Corporation shall each carry out a program 
under this section to provide for the reduction of the 
outstanding principal balances on qualified mort-
gages on single-family housing owned or guaranteed 
by such enterprise through reduction of such prin-
cipal balances, in accordance with this section and 
policies and procedures that the Director of the Fed-
eral Housing Finance Agency shall establish. 
(2) REQUIREMENT TO REDUCE PRINCIPAL PUR-
SUANT TO REQUEST.—Each such program shall re-
quire the reduction of principal on a qualified mort-
gage upon the request of the mortgagor made to the 
enterprise and a determination by the enterprise 
that the mortgage is a qualified mortgage. 
(b) QUALIFIED MORTGAGE.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘qualified mortgage’’ means a mortgage, 
without regard to whether the mortgagor is current or in 
default on payments due under the mortgage, that— 
(1) is an existing first mortgage that was made 
for purchase of, or refinancing another first mort-
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3842 
To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State 
laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2012 
Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mr. BACHUS, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. 
CARTER, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. FRANKS of Ari-
zona, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. HALL, Mr. HERGER, Mr. 
HUELSKAMP, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. JONES, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. 
LANDRY, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LONG, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. MARCHANT, 
Mr. POMPEO, Mr. QUAYLE, Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. SCOTT of South 
Carolina, Mr. WESTMORELAND, and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate 
specified State laws that support the enforcement of 
Federal immigration laws. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FEDERAL FUNDING FOR LAWSUITS SEEKING 
TO INVALIDATE STATE IMMIGRATION LAWS. 
Federal funds may not be used by any agency or in-
strumentality of the Federal Government to participate in 
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any lawsuit that seeks to overturn, enjoin, or in any other 
way invalidate— 
(1) Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection 
Act of 2007 (HB 1804), which became effective on 
November 1, 2007; 
(2) Missouri House Bill 390, First Regular Ses-
sion 2009, 9th General Assembly, which became ef-
fective on August 28, 2009; 
(3) the Support Our Law Enforcement and 
Safe Neighborhoods Act (SB 1070), which was 
signed into law in Arizona on April 23, 2010; 
(4) The Illegal Immigration Enforcement Act 
(HB 497), which was signed into law in Utah on 
March 15, 2011; 
(5) Indiana Senate Enrolled Act No. 590, First 
Regular Session, 117th General Assembly (2011), 
which was signed into law on May 10, 2011; 
(6) the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer 
and Citizen Protection Act (HB 56), which was 
passed by the Alabama State legislature on June 9, 
2011; 
(7) South Carolina Act No. 69 (SB 20), which 
was signed into law on June 27, 2011; 
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(8) the Illegal Immigration Reform and En-
forcement Act of 2011 (HB 87), which became ef-
fective in the State of Georgia on July 1, 2011; or 
(9) an Act to amend the Indiana Code con-
cerning education (HB 1402), which became effec-
tive in the State of Indiana on July 1, 2011. 
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(c) LIMITATION
ON TOTAL FUNDING
FOR EACH
AREA.—Not more than a total of $1,000,000 may be
made available under this section to each National Herit-
age Area.
(d) 
LIMITATION
ON
ANNUAL
FUNDING.—The
amount of Federal funding made available under this sec-
tion for a National Heritage Area for a fiscal year may
not exceed $150,000.
SEC. 13. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITIES.
The authorities contained in this Act shall expire on
September 30 of the 15th fiscal year beginning after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 14. REPORT.
The Secretary shall submit to the Congress, every 5
years while the authorities contained in this Act remain
in force, a report on the status and accomplishments of
the National Heritage Areas Partnership Program as a
whole.
SEC. 15. SAVINGS PROVISION.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to expand or
diminish any authorities contained in any law that des-
ignates an individual National Heritage Area or Corridor
before the date of the enactment of this Act.
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