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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3652
To apply equal standards to certain foreign made and domestically produced
handguns.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 13, 1996
Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. SCHUMER, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. BERMAN, Mr.
ENGEL, Mr. NADLER, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. YATES, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode
Island, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. HORN, Ms. NORTON, Mr.
CLAY, Mr. OWENS, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. MANTON, and Mr. TORRICELLI)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judicary
A BILL
To apply equal standards to certain foreign made and
domestically produced handguns.
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 ‘‘Junk Gun Violence
Protection Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) the prohibition on the importation of hand-
guns that are not generally recognized as particu-
larly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting
purposes, often described as junk guns or Saturday
night specials, has led to the creation of a high-vol-
ume market for these weapons that are domestically
manufactured;
(2) traffic in junk guns constitutes a serious
threat to public welfare and to law enforcement offi-
cers, and the use of such firearms is increasing;
(3) junk guns are used disproportionately in the
commission of crimes;
(4) of the firearms traced in 1995, the 3 fire-
arms most commonly traced to crimes were junk
guns; and
(5) the domestic manufacture, transfer, and
possession of junk guns should be restricted.
SEC. 3. RESTRICTION ON MANUFACTURE, TRANSFER, AND
POSSESSION OF CERTAIN HANDGUNS.
(a) RESTRICTION.—Section 922 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(y)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to manufac-
ture, transfer, or possess a junk gun that has been shipped
or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—
‘‘(A) the possession or transfer of any junk gun
otherwise lawfully possessed under Federal law on
the date of the enactment of the Junk Gun Violence
Protection Act;
‘‘(B) any firearm or replica of a firearm that
has been rendered permanently inoperative;
‘‘(C) the manufacture for, transfer to, or pos-
session by the United States or a State or a depart-
ment or agency of the United States, or a State or
a department, agency, or political subdivision of a
State, or a transfer to or possession by a law en-
forcement officer employed by such an entity for law
enforcement purposes (whether on or off duty); or
‘‘(D) the manufacture, transfer, or possession
of a junk gun by a licensed manufacturer or licensed
importer for the purposes of testing or experimen-
tation authorized by the Secretary.’’.
(b) DEFINITION OF JUNK GUN.—Section 921(a) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(33) The term ‘junk gun’ means any firearm that
is not described in section 925(d)(3) or any regulation is-
sued under such section.’’.
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Union Calendar No. 169 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 992 
[Report No. 113–229, Parts I and II] 
To amend provisions in section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
and Consumer Protection Act relating to Federal assistance for swaps entities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2013 
Mr. HULTGREN (for himself, Mr. HIMES, Mr. HUDSON, and Mr. SEAN PAT-
RICK MALONEY of New York) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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 with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 
Additional sponsors: Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. 
GARRETT, Mr. BACHUS, and Mr. SCHNEIDER 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 
Reported from the Committee on Financial Services 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 
Reported from the Committee on Agriculture; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend provisions in section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Wall 
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relating 
to Federal assistance for swaps entities. 
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(1) by striking ‘‘for 12 months’’ and inserting
‘‘for 3 months’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘at least 1,250 hours of
employement during the previous 12 months’’ and
inserting ‘‘at least 125 hours of employment during
the previous 3-month period’’.
SEC. 5. CONTINGENT WORKFORCE SURVEY.
The Secretary of Labor, acting through the Commis-
sioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall establish
and carry out an annual survey identifying—
(1) the characteristics of temporary workers in
the United States;
(2) the relationship between such workers and
the establishments at which such workers are tempo-
rarily employed; and
(3) where appropriate, the relationship between
such workers and their permanent employers.
SEC. 6. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS.
Section 9(b) of the National Labor Relations Act (29
U.S.C. 195(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘; or (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘2’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘or (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘; (3)’’;
and
(3) by inserting before the period the following:
‘‘; or (4) decide that an employee shall be excluded
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fruit Heights Land 
Conveyance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 
Fruit Heights, Utah. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Proposed Fruit Heights City Conveyance’’ 
and dated September 13, 2012. 
(3) NATIONAL
FOREST
SYSTEM
LAND.—The 
term ‘‘National Forest System land’’ means the ap-
proximately 100 acres of National Forest System 
land, as depicted on the map. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LAND TO THE CITY OF 
FRUIT HEIGHTS, UTAH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey to the 
City, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to the National Forest System 
land. 
(b) SURVEY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If determined by the Sec-
retary to be necessary, the exact acreage and legal 
description of the National Forest System land shall
be determined by a survey approved by the Sec-
retary. 
(2) COSTS.—The City shall pay the reasonable 
survey and other administrative costs associated 
with a survey conducted under paragraph (1). 
(c) EASEMENT.—As a condition of the conveyance 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall reserve an ease-
ment to the National Forest System land for the Bonne-
ville Shoreline Trail. 
(d) USE OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND.—As 
a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), the 
City shall use the National Forest System land only for 
public purposes. 
(e) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—In the quitclaim 
deed to the City for the National Forest System land, the 
Secretary shall provide that the National Forest System 
land shall revert to the Secretary, at the election of the 
Secretary, if the National Forest System land is used for 
other than a public purpose. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 11, 2013. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 993 
AN ACT 
To provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of 
National Forest System land to the city of Fruit 
Heights, Utah.
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 993 
To provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of National Forest System 
land to the city of Fruit Heights, Utah. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2013 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself and Mr. STEWART) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of National 
Forest System land to the city of Fruit Heights, Utah. 
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 ‘‘Fruit Heights Land 
Conveyance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 
Fruit Heights, Utah. 
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(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Proposed Fruit Heights City Conveyance’’ 
and dated September 13, 2012. 
(3) NATIONAL
FOREST
SYSTEM
LAND.—The 
term ‘‘National Forest System land’’ means the ap-
proximately 100 acres of National Forest System 
land, as depicted on the map. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LAND TO THE CITY OF 
FRUIT HEIGHTS, UTAH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey to the 
City, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to the National Forest System 
land. 
(b) SURVEY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If determined by the Sec-
retary to be necessary, the exact acreage and legal 
description of the National Forest System land shall 
be determined by a survey approved by the Sec-
retary. 
(2) COSTS.—The City shall pay the reasonable 
survey and other administrative costs associated 
with a survey conducted under paragraph (1). 
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(c) EASEMENT.—As a condition of the conveyance 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall reserve an ease-
ment to the National Forest System land for the Bonne-
ville Shoreline Trail. 
(d) USE OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND.—As 
a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), the 
City shall use the National Forest System land only for 
public purposes. 
(e) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—In the quitclaim 
deed to the City for the National Forest System land, the 
Secretary shall provide that the National Forest System 
land shall revert to the Secretary, at the election of the 
Secretary, if the National Forest System land is used for 
other than a public purpose. 
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IIB 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 993 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 12, 2013 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of National 
Forest System land to the city of Fruit Heights, Utah. 
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 ‘‘Fruit Heights Land 
Conveyance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 
Fruit Heights, Utah. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Proposed Fruit Heights City Conveyance’’ 
and dated September 13, 2012. 
(3) NATIONAL
FOREST
SYSTEM
LAND.—The 
term ‘‘National Forest System land’’ means the ap-
proximately 100 acres of National Forest System 
land, as depicted on the map. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LAND TO THE CITY OF 
FRUIT HEIGHTS, UTAH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey to the 
City, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to the National Forest System 
land. 
(b) SURVEY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If determined by the Sec-
retary to be necessary, the exact acreage and legal 
description of the National Forest System land shall 
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be determined by a survey approved by the Sec-
retary. 
(2) COSTS.—The City shall pay the reasonable 
survey and other administrative costs associated 
with a survey conducted under paragraph (1). 
(c) EASEMENT.—As a condition of the conveyance 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall reserve an ease-
ment to the National Forest System land for the Bonne-
ville Shoreline Trail. 
(d) USE OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND.—As 
a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), the 
City shall use the National Forest System land only for 
public purposes. 
(e) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—In the quitclaim 
deed to the City for the National Forest System land, the 
Secretary shall provide that the National Forest System 
land shall revert to the Secretary, at the election of the 
Secretary, if the National Forest System land is used for 
other than a public purpose. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 11, 2013. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 41 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 993 
[Report No. 113–65] 
To provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of National Forest System 
land to the city of Fruit Heights, Utah. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2013 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself and Mr. STEWART) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
MAY 17, 2013 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of National 
Forest System land to the city of Fruit Heights, Utah. 
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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 ‘‘Fruit Heights Land 
Conveyance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 
Fruit Heights, Utah. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Proposed Fruit Heights City Conveyance’’ 
and dated September 13, 2012. 
(3) NATIONAL
FOREST
SYSTEM
LAND.—The 
term ‘‘National Forest System land’’ means the ap-
proximately 100 acres of National Forest System 
land, as depicted on the map. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LAND TO THE CITY OF 
FRUIT HEIGHTS, UTAH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey to the 
City, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to the National Forest System 
land. 
(b) SURVEY.— 
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Union Calendar No. 41 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 993 
[Report No. 113–65] 
A BILL 
To provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of 
National Forest System land to the city of Fruit 
Heights, Utah. 
MAY 17, 2013 
Committed to the Committee 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. 994 
To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice 
and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of 
a private civil action. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2013 
Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. NUNES, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. 
ROYCE, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. WESTMORELAND, 
Mr. VALADAO, Mr. COOK, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. ISSA, and 
Mr. SIMPSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to 
impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be pro-
vided before commencement of a private civil action. 
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 ‘‘ACCESS (ADA Com-
pliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act 
of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 
Section 308(a)(1) of the Americans with Disabilities 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12188(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘PROCEDURES.—’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘The’’, and inserting the following: 
‘‘PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the’’, and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) STRUCTURAL
BARRIERS
TO
ENTRY 
INTO EXISTING PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS.—A 
civil action for discrimination under section 
302(b)(2) based on the failure to remove a 
structural barrier to entry into an existing pub-
lic accommodation may not be commenced by a 
person aggrieved by such discrimination un-
less— 
‘‘(i) such person has provided to the 
owner or operator of such accommodation 
a written notice specific enough to allow 
such owner or operator to identify such 
barrier; and 
‘‘(ii) beginning on the date such no-
tice was received and— 
‘‘(I) before the expiration of 60 
days after such date, such owner or 
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operator failed to provide to such per-
son a written description outlining im-
provements that will be made to re-
move such barrier; or 
‘‘(II)(aa) before the expiration of 
60 days after such date, such owner 
or operator provided such description 
to such person; and 
‘‘(bb) before the expiration of 
120 days after such description is pro-
vided, such owner or operator failed to 
remove such barrier.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect on the 1st day of the 1st month beginning more 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor,
$35,208,000.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General, $24,439,000, together with any funds or prop-
erty transferred to the Office of Inspector General through
forfeiture proceedings or from the Department of Justice
Assets Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the Treas-
ury Assets Forfeiture Fund, that represent an equitable
share from the forfeiture of property in investigations in
which the Office of Inspector General participated, with
such transferred funds to remain available until expended.
NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the National Indian Gam-
ing Commission, pursuant to Public Law 100–497,
$1,000,000.
OFFICE OF SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS
FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS
For operation of trust programs for Indians by direct
expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts,
and grants, $19,126,000, to remain available until ex-
‘‘(6) AMENITIES.—Amenities, regardless of the
source of their financing, such as catered meals, fea-
ture films, lounges, pool tables, hot plates, micro-
waves, and radios shall not be provided.
‘‘(c) CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not be con-
strued to permit any violation of the Constitution of the
United States.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 301 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
‘‘4014. Federal prison standards.’’.
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 998 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the holding period 
used to determine whether horses are section 1231 assets to 12 months. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2013 
Mr. BARR 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 reduce 
the holding period used to determine whether horses 
are section 1231 assets to 12 months. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REDUCTION OF HOLDING PERIOD TO 12 
MONTHS FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING 
WHETHER HORSES ARE SECTION 1231 AS-
SETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
1231(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘and horses’’. 
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welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform 
rule of naturalization under article I, section 8, of the 
Constitution. 
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 ‘‘English Language 
Unity Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds and declares the following: 
(1) The United States is comprised of individ-
uals from diverse ethnic, cultural, and linguistic 
backgrounds, and continues to benefit from this rich 
diversity. 
(2) Throughout the history of the United 
States, the common thread binding individuals of 
differing backgrounds has been the English lan-
guage. 
(3) Among the powers reserved to the States 
respectively is the power to establish the English 
language as the official language of the respective 
States, and otherwise to promote the English lan-
guage within the respective States, subject to the 
prohibitions enumerated in the Constitution of the 
United States and in laws of the respective States. 
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SEC. 3. ENGLISH AS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 4, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 6—OFFICIAL LANGUAGE 
‘‘§ 161. Official language of the United States 
‘‘The official language of the United States is 
English. 
‘‘§ 162. Preserving and enhancing the role of the offi-
cial language 
‘‘Representatives of the Federal Government shall 
have an affirmative obligation to preserve and enhance the 
role of English as the official language of the Federal Gov-
ernment. Such obligation shall include encouraging great-
er opportunities for individuals to learn the English lan-
guage. 
‘‘§ 163. Official functions of Government to be con-
ducted in English 
‘‘(a) OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS.—The official functions 
of the Government of the United States shall be conducted 
in English. 
‘‘(b) SCOPE.—For the purposes of this section, the 
term ‘United States’ means the several States and the 
District of Columbia, and the term ‘official’ refers to any 
function that (i) binds the Government, (ii) is required 
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