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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘navigable 
waters’ means the waters of the United States, 
including the territorial seas, that are— 
‘‘(i) navigable-in-fact; or 
‘‘(ii) permanent or continuously flow-
ing bodies of water that form geographical 
features commonly known as streams, 
oceans, rivers, and lakes that are con-
nected to waters that are navigable-in-fact. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘navigable 
waters’ does not include (including by regula-
tion)— 
‘‘(i) waters that— 
‘‘(I) 
do 
not 
physically 
abut 
waters described in subparagraph (A); 
and 
‘‘(II) lack a continuous surface 
water connection to navigable waters; 
‘‘(ii) man-made or natural structures 
or channels— 
‘‘(I) through which water flows 
intermittently or ephemerally; or 
‘‘(II) that periodically provide 
drainage for rainfall; or 
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‘‘(iii) wetlands without a continuous 
surface connection to bodies of water that 
are waters of the United States. 
‘‘(C) EPA AND
CORPS
ACTIVITIES.—An 
activity carried out by the Administrator or the 
Corps of Engineers shall not, without explicit 
State authorization, impinge upon the tradi-
tional and primary power of States over land 
and water use. 
‘‘(D) AGGREGATION; WETLANDS.— 
‘‘(i) AGGREGATION.—Aggregation of 
wetlands or waters not described in clauses 
(i) through (iii) of subparagraph (B) shall 
not be used to determine or assert Federal 
jurisdiction. 
‘‘(ii) WETLANDS.—Wetlands described 
in subparagraph (B)(iii) shall not be con-
sidered to be under Federal jurisdiction. 
‘‘(E) JUDICIAL
REVIEW.—If a jurisdic-
tional determination by the Administrator or 
the Secretary of the Army would affect the abil-
ity of a State or individual property owner to 
plan the development and use (including res-
toration, preservation, and enhancement) of 
land and water resources, the State or indi-
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vidual property owner may obtain expedited ju-
dicial review not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the determination is made in a 
district court of the United States, of appro-
priate jurisdiction and venue, that is located 
within the State seeking the review. 
‘‘(F) TREATMENT OF GROUND WATER.— 
Ground water shall— 
‘‘(i) be considered to be State water; 
and 
‘‘(ii) not be considered in determining 
or asserting Federal jurisdiction over iso-
lated or other waters, including intermit-
tent or ephemeral water bodies. 
‘‘(G) PROHIBITION
ON
USE
OF
NEXUS 
TEST.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Administrator may not use a signifi-
cant nexus test (as used by EPA in the pro-
posed document listed in section 3(a)(1)) to de-
termine Federal jurisdiction over navigable 
waters and waters of the United States.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Nothing in this section or the 
amendments made by this section affects or alters any ex-
emption under— 
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(1) section 402(l) of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(l)); or 
(2) section 404(f) of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)). 
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY OF AGENCY REGULATIONS AND 
GUIDANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following regulations and 
guidance shall have no force or effect: 
(1) The final rule of the Corps of Engineers en-
titled ‘‘Final Rule for Regulatory Programs of the 
Corps of Engineers’’ (51 Fed. Reg. 41206 (Novem-
ber 13, 1986)). 
(2) The proposed rule of the Environmental 
Protection Agency entitled ‘‘Advance Notice of Pro-
posed Rulemaking on the Clean Water Act Regu-
latory Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’ ’’ 
(68 Fed. Reg. 1991 (January 15, 2003)). 
(3) The guidance document entitled ‘‘Clean 
Water Act Jurisdiction Following the U.S. Supreme 
Court’s Decision in ‘Rapanos v. United States’ & 
‘Carabell v. United States’ ’’ (December 2, 2008) 
(relating to the definition of waters under the juris-
diction of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.)). 
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(4) Any subsequent regulation of or guidance 
issued by any Federal agency that defines or inter-
prets the term ‘‘navigable waters’’. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of the Army, act-
ing through the Chief of Engineers, and the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency shall not promul-
gate any rules or issue any guidance that expands or inter-
prets the definition of navigable waters unless expressly 
authorized by Congress. 
SEC. 4. STATE REGULATION OF WATER. 
Nothing in this Act affects, amends, or supersedes— 
(1) the right of a State to regulate waters in 
the State; or 
(2) the duty of a landowner to adhere to any 
State nuisance laws (including regulations) relating 
to waters in the State. 
SEC. 5. CONSENT FOR ENTRY BY FEDERAL REPRESENTA-
TIVES. 
Section 308 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1318) is amended by striking subsection 
(a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) ENTRY
BY
FEDERAL
AGENCY.—A rep-
resentative of a Federal agency shall only enter pri-
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vate property to collect information about navigable 
waters if the owner of that property— 
‘‘(A) has consented to the entry in writing; 
‘‘(B) is notified regarding the date of the 
entry; and 
‘‘(C) is given access to any data collected 
from the entry. 
‘‘(2) ACCESS.—If a landowner consents to entry 
under paragraph (1), the landowner shall have the 
right to be present at the time any data collection 
on the property of the landowner is carried out.’’. 
SEC. 6. COMPENSATION FOR REGULATORY TAKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If a Federal regulation relating 
to the definition of navigable waters or waters of the 
United States diminishes the fair market value or eco-
nomic viability of a property, as determined by an inde-
pendent appraiser, the Federal agency issuing the regula-
tion shall pay the affected property owner an amount 
equal to twice the value of the loss. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Any payment provided under 
subsection (a) shall be made from the amounts made avail-
able to the relevant agency head for general operations 
of the agency. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—A Federal regulation described 
in subsection (a) shall have no force or effect until the 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3376 
To provide a 12-month exemption from the health insurance mandate for 
individuals whose employer-sponsored health plan coverage or individual 
health insurance coverage is terminated for a plan year beginning during 
2014, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 29, 2013 
Mr. LONG (for himself, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. CALVERT, and Mr. BACHUS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To provide a 12-month exemption from the health insurance 
mandate for individuals whose employer-sponsored health 
plan coverage or individual health insurance coverage 
is terminated for a plan year beginning during 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 ‘‘Fairness for Lost Cov-
erage Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. 12-MONTH EXEMPTION FROM ACA MANDATE FOR 
INDIVIDUALS WHO LOSE HEALTH PLAN OR 
INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE PLAN YEAR 
BEGINNING DURING 2014. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, in the case of an applicable individual (as de-
fined in subsection (b)), none of the 12 months beginning 
with the first month of the loss of coverage described in 
subsection (b)(2) shall be taken into account in applying 
section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(b) APPLICABLE INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In sub-
section (a), the term ‘‘applicable individual’’ means an in-
dividual who— 
(1) has coverage (whether as a principal or de-
pendent of another individual) under an employer- 
sponsored health plan or individual health insurance 
coverage for the last month of a plan year beginning 
during 2013; and 
(2) loses such coverage beginning with the first 
month of the subsequent plan year because of the 
termination of such plan or insurance coverage and 
not because of the termination or change of employ-
ment of the individual or the individual’s failure to 
pay premiums or other reasons within the control of 
the individual. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3378 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the nonbusiness 
energy property credit to include the insulation component of insulated siding. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 29, 2013 
Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. GIBBS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
the nonbusiness energy property credit to include the 
insulation component of insulated siding. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NONBUSINESS ENERGY PROPERTY TO IN-
CLUDE INSULATION COMPONENT OF INSU-
LATED SIDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 25C(c) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking the 
period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ‘‘, 
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and’’, and by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(E) the insulation portion of any building 
cladding system (including vinyl siding with in-
tegral insulating material) that has a minimum 
thermal resistance of R–2.’’. 
(b) DOLLAR LIMITATION.—Subsection (b) of section 
25C(b) of such Code is amended by redesignating para-
graph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting after para-
graph (2) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) CERTAIN
INSULATION.—In the case of 
amounts paid or incurred for components described 
in subsection (c)(2)(E) by any taxpayer for any tax-
able year, the credit allowed under this section with 
respect to such amounts for such year shall not ex-
ceed the excess (if any) of $250 over the aggregate 
credits allowed under this section with respect to 
such amounts for all prior taxable years ending after 
December 31, 2005.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3379 
To amend title 14, United States Code, to authorize the Commandant of 
the Coast Guard to lease tidelands and submerged lands under the 
control of the Coast Guard for periods longer than 5 years. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 29, 2013 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 14, United States Code, to authorize the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard to lease tidelands and 
submerged lands under the control of the Coast Guard 
for periods longer than 5 years. 
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 ‘‘Federal Submerged 
Lands Transportation Development Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LEASE OF TIDELANDS AND SUBMERGED LANDS 
UNDER CONTROL OF THE COAST GUARD FOR 
PERIODS LONGER THAN 5 YEARS. 
Section 93 of title 14, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) LEASE
OF
TIDELANDS
AND
SUBMERGED 
LANDS.—(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(13), a lease 
described in paragraph (2) may be for such term in excess 
of 5 years as the Commandant considers appropriate. 
‘‘(2) A lease referred to in paragraph (1) is a lease 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) Tidelands under the control of the Coast 
Guard. 
‘‘(B) Submerged lands under the control of the 
Coast Guard.’’. 
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‘‘(2) The time for review of a final regulatory analysis
shall not exceed 30 days following the receipt of the analy-
sis by the President or such officer.
‘‘(3)(A) The times for each such review may be ex-
tended for good cause by the President or such officer for
an additional 30 days.
‘‘(B) Notice of any such extension, together with a
succinct statement of the reasons therefor, shall be in-
serted in the rulemaking file.
‘‘§ 653. Delegation of authority
‘‘(a) The President may delegate the authority grant-
ed by this subchapter to the Vice President or to an officer
within the Executive Office of the President whose ap-
pointment has been subject to the advice and consent of
the Senate.
‘‘(b)(1) Notice of any delegation, or any revocation
or modification thereof, shall be published in the Federal
Register.
‘‘(2) Any notice with respect to a delegation to the
Vice President shall contain a statement by the Vice Presi-
dent that the Vice President will make every reasonable
effort to respond to congressional inquiries concerning the
exercise of the authority delegated under this section.
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency has the duty, 
pursuant to section 100216 of the Biggert-Waters Flood 
Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (42 U.S.C. 4101b) and sec-
tion 1360(f) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 4101(f)), to review and update the flood insur-
ance rate maps under the National Flood Insurance Pro-
gram. 
SEC. 2. DELAY OF FLOOD INSURANCE RATE INCREASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the risk premium rates for flood insurance 
coverage made available under the National Flood Insur-
ance Program shall not be increased from such rates in 
effect as of September 30, 2013, until— 
(1) the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency completes a first com-
prehensive review and updating of all flood insur-
ance rate maps for such Program under section 
100216 of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Re-
form Act of 2012 (42 U.S.C. 4101b) initiated after 
the date of the enactment of the Biggert-Waters 
Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012; and 
(2) the Secretary of the Army, acting through 
the Chief of Engineers, reviews and certifies that 
such rate maps accurately reflect all flood mitigation 
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and flood control projects completed within the af-
fected watershed by the Army Corps of Engineers as 
of the date on which such rate maps were reviewed 
and updated as required by paragraph (1). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE; REFUND OF EXCESS PRE-
MIUM CHARGES COLLECTED.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted as part of 
the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 
(Public Law 112-141; 126 Stat. 916) and the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall refund to insureds any premiums for flood insurance 
coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program 
collected in excess of the rates required under subsection 
(a). 
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in this section shall be construed to require a court to re-
duce any sentence pursuant to this section. 
SEC. 4. SENTENCING MODIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN DRUG 
OFFENSES. 
(a) 
CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES
ACT.—Section 
401(b)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
841(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), in the flush text fol-
lowing clause (viii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘10 years or more’’ and in-
serting ‘‘5 years or more’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘such person shall be sen-
tenced to a term of imprisonment which may 
not be less than 20 years and’’ and inserting 
‘‘such person shall be sentenced to a term of 
imprisonment which may not be less than 10 
years and’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), in the flush text fol-
lowing clause (viii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘2 
years’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘not be less than 10 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘not be less than 5 years’’. 
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(b) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IMPORT AND EXPORT 
ACT.—Section 1010(b) of the Controlled Substances Im-
port and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), in the flush text following 
subparagraph (H)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘not less than 10 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘not less than 5 years’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘such person shall be sen-
tenced to a term of imprisonment of not less 
than 20 years’’ and inserting ‘‘such person shall 
be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not 
less than 10 years’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), in the flush text following 
subparagraph (H)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘2 
years’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘10 years’’ and inserting 
‘‘5 years’’. 
SEC. 5. DIRECTIVE TO THE SENTENCING COMMISSION. 
(a) DIRECTIVE TO SENTENCING COMMISSION.—Pur-
suant to its authority under section 994(p) of title 28, 
United States Code, and in accordance with this section, 
the United States Sentencing Commission shall review and 
amend, if appropriate, its guidelines and its policy state-
ments applicable to persons convicted of an offense under 
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section 401 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
841) or section 1010 of the Controlled Substances Import 
and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960) to ensure that the guide-
lines and policy statements are consistent with the amend-
ments made by sections 2 and 4 of this Act and reflect 
the intent of Congress that such penalties be decreased 
in accordance with the amendments made by section 4 of 
this Act. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out this section, 
the United States Sentencing Commission shall con-
sider— 
(1) the mandate of the United States Sen-
tencing Commission, under section 994(g) of title 
28, United States Code, to formulate the sentencing 
guidelines in such a way as to ‘‘minimize the likeli-
hood that the Federal prison population will exceed 
the capacity of the Federal prisons’’; 
(2) the findings and conclusions of the United 
States Sentencing Commission in its October 2011 
report to Congress entitled, Mandatory Minimum 
Penalties in the Federal Criminal Justice System; 
(3) the fiscal implications of any amendments 
or revisions to the sentencing guidelines or policy 
statements made by the United States Sentencing 
Commission; 
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SEC. 403. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE INTELLIGENCE 
AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 506 of the Intelligence Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–277; 
126 Stat. 2478) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Section 606(5)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Paragraph (5) of section 605’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, as redesignated by section 
310(a)(4)(B) of this Act,’’ before ‘‘is amended’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment 
of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 
(Public Law 112–277). 
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Union Calendar No. 198 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3381 
[Report No. 113–277] 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 
the United States Government, the Community 
Management Account, and the Central Intel-
ligence Agency Retirement and Disability Sys-
tem, and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 25, 2013 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3383 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to all veterans with 
a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family 
caregiver services program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 30, 2013 
Ms. ESTY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to all 
veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility 
to participate in the family caregiver services 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 ‘‘Caregivers Expansion 
and Improvement Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION TO ALL VETERANS WITH A SERIOUS 
SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OF ELIGI-
BILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN FAMILY CARE-
GIVER PROGRAM. 
Section 1720G(a)(2)(B) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘on or after September 11, 
2001’’. 
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