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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6321 
To terminate the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2012 
Mr. GOSAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce, 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 committee concerned 
A BILL 
To terminate the Christopher Columbus Fellowship 
Foundation, 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. REPEAL OF THE CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS 
FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Christopher Columbus Fel-
lowship Act is hereby repealed. 
(b) DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall deposit all funds in the Christopher Colum-
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bus Scholarship Fund into the general fund of the Treas-
ury. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 408 of the 
Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Coin Act is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘in the Chris-
topher Columbus Fellowship Fund and be available 
to the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Founda-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘into the general fund of the 
Treasury’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
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In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
August 1, 1994.
Resolved, That the House agree to the amendments of
the Senate numbered 1 through 11 to the bill (H.R. 4429)
entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to
certain foreign countries.’’.
Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment
of the Senate numbered 12 to the aforesaid bill, with the
following
AMENDMENTS:
Ω1æPage 2, beginning on line 13, strike øor any other
provision of law¿.
Ω2æPage 3, strike line 3 and all that follows through line
9.
Attest:
Clerk.
SEC. 3. COSTS OF TRANSFERS.
Any expense of the United States in connection with
a transfer authorized by this Act shall be charged to the
recipient.
SEC. 4. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.
The authority granted by section 1 of this Act shall
expire at the end of the 2-year period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act, except that leases en-
tered into during that period under section 1 may be
renewed.
Æ
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4429
AMENDMENTS
TO
SENATE AMENDMENTS
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6322 
To require labor organizations to provide the notice to employees related 
to fees collection required pursuant to the Supreme Court cases Teachers 
Local No. 1 v. Hudson and Knox v. Service Employees International 
Union. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2012 
Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To require labor organizations to provide the notice to em-
ployees related to fees collection required pursuant to 
the Supreme Court cases Teachers Local No. 1 v. Hud-
son and Knox v. Service Employees International Union. 
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 ‘‘Employee Paycheck 
Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO FEES COL-
LECTION BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) NOTICE REQUIRED.—Prior to imposing or col-
lecting any dues or fees from its members or from any 
other employees covered by a collective bargaining agree-
ment, or increasing any such dues or fees, a labor organi-
zation shall provide all employees covered by the collective 
bargaining agreement with a written notice explaining how 
the labor organization calculated the share of such dues 
or fees that are for non-political costs related to collective 
bargaining. 
(b) AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT REQUIRED FROM NON- 
UNION EMPLOYEES.—A labor organization may not exact 
any funds for dues or fees from any employee covered by 
a collective bargaining agreement who is not a member 
of the labor organization without the affirmative consent 
of such employee. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this Act, the terms ‘‘employee’’ and ‘‘labor 
organization’’ have the meanings given such terms in sec-
tion 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 
152). 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6323 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit limitation 
for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2012 
Ms. HAHN 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 increase 
the credit limitation for new qualified plug-in electric 
drive motor vehicles. 
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 ‘‘Electric Vehicle Pur-
chasing Credit Expansion Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN CREDIT LIMITATION FOR NEW QUALI-
FIED PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE MOTOR VEHI-
CLES. 
(a) BASE AMOUNT OF PER VEHICLE LIMITATION.— 
Paragraph (2) of section 30D(b) of the Internal Revenue 
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Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘$2,500’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$3,750’’. 
(b) BATTERY CAPACITY LIMITATION.—Paragraph 
(3) of section 30D(b) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,250’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to vehicles placed in service after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(2) PER SCHOOL.—The amount of qualified 
STEM contributions made to any school which may 
be allocated under this section by the school to all 
taxpayers for all taxable years shall not exceed 
$100,000. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED STEM CONTRIBUTIONS.—For pur-
poses of this section— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified STEM 
contributions’ means— 
‘‘(A) STEM property contributions, 
‘‘(B) STEM service contributions, and 
‘‘(C) STEM student and educator training 
contributions. 
‘‘(2) STEM PROPERTY CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘STEM 
property contribution’ means the amount which 
would (but for subsection (d)) be allowed as a 
deduction under section 170 for a charitable 
contribution of STEM property if— 
‘‘(i) the donee is an elementary or sec-
ondary school, 
‘‘(ii) substantially all of the use of the 
property by the donee is within the United 
States for STEM education in any of the 
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In the Senate of the United States,
July 15 (legislative day, July 11), 1994.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 4429) entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the transfer
of naval vessels to certain foreign countries’’ do pass with the
following
AMENDMENTS:
Ω1æPage 1, strike out lines 5 to 10
Ω2æPage 2, line 1, strike out ø(b) AUSTRALIA.—The¿
and insert: (a) AUSTRALIA.—Subject to section 6, the
Ω3æPage 2, line 8, strike out ø(c) BRAZIL.—The¿ and
insert: (b) BRAZIL.—Subject to section 6, the
Ω4æPage 2, strike out all after line 14, over to and in-
cluding line 2 on page 3
Ω5æPage 3, line 3, strike out ø(f) MOROCCO.—The¿ and
insert: (c) MOROCCO.—Subject to section 6, the
HR 4429 EAS
Ω6æPage 3, line 10, strike out ø(g) SPAIN.—The¿ and
insert: (d) SPAIN.—Subject to section 6, the
Ω7æPage 3, lines 12 and 13, strike out øships HARLAN
COUNTY (LST 1196) and¿ and insert: ship
Ω8æPage 3, lines 13 and 14, strike out øtransfers¿ and
insert: transfer
Ω9æPage 3, strike out all after line 15, over to and in-
cluding line 6 on page 4
Ω10æPage 4, line 13, after ‘‘provision’’ insert: of law
Ω11æPage 4, line 18, after ‘‘provision’’ insert: of law
Ω12æPage 5, after line 19, insert:
SEC. 6. CONDITION FOR TRANSFER.
No vessel may be transferred under this Act or any
other provision of law until the Secretary of Defense cer-
tifies in writing to Congress that, after the transfer—
(1) the amphibious lift capacity remaining
available in the Navy is sufficient in all lift cat-
egories to transport 21⁄2 Marine Corps expeditionary
brigades simultaneously; and
(2) the amphibious lift capacity planned to be
available in the Navy under the future-years defense
program will be sufficient in all lift categories,
throughout the period covered by the future-years de-
HR 4429 EAS
fense program, to transport 21⁄2 Marine Corps expedi-
tionary brigades simultaneously.
SEC. 7. USE OF PROCEEDS.
The proceeds derived from a transfer authorized by this
Act that are received in a fiscal year shall be credited to
the appropriation for the Navy for such fiscal year for oper-
ation and maintenance and shall be available, for the same
period as the appropriation to which credited, for operation
and maintenance of amphibious vessels.
Attest:
Secretary.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cutting Federal Un-
necessary and Expensive Leasing Act of 2012’’ or the 
‘‘Cutting FUEL Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER OF NONESSENTIAL 
VEHICLES PURCHASED AND LEASED BY THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 
(a) REVIEW
OF
NONESSENTIAL
VEHICLE
PUR-
CHASE.—The Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, in consultation with the head of the relevant Ex-
ecutive agency, shall complete each of the following: 
(1) Determine the total dollar amount obligated 
by each Executive agency to purchase civilian vehi-
cles in fiscal year 2010. 
(2) Determine the total dollar amount obligated 
by each Executive agency to lease civilian vehicles in 
fiscal year 2010. 
(3) Determine the total number of civilian vehi-
cles purchased by each Executive agency in fiscal 
year 2010. 
(4) Determine the total number of civilian vehi-
cles leased by each Executive agency in fiscal year 
2010. 
(5) Determine the total dollar amount that 
would be 20 percent less than the dollar amount de-
termined under paragraphs (1) and (2) for each Ex-
ecutive agency. 
(b) REDUCTION OF NONESSENTIAL VEHICLE PUR-
CHASE.—For each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017, 
each Executive agency may not obligate more than the dol-
lar amount identified pursuant to subsection (a)(5) to pur-
chase and lease civilian vehicles. 
(c) SHARING.—The Administrator of General Serv-
ices shall ensure that an Executive agency may share ex-
cess or unused vehicles with another Executive agency 
that may need temporary or long-term use of additional 
vehicles through the Federal Fleet Management System. 
(d) NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTION.—The limits 
on the purchase and procurement of vehicles provided in 
this section shall not apply to the purchase or procurement 
of any vehicle that has been determined by the President 
to be essential for reasons of national security. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CIVILIAN VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘civilian ve-
hicle’’ means a vehicle that is not used for purposes 
of military combat, the training or deployment of 
uniformed military personnel, or such other uses as 
determined by the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator of General Services.
(2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given that term under sec-
tion 105 of title 5, United States Code. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 19, 
2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6324 
AN ACT 
To reduce the number of nonessential vehicles pur-
chased and leased by the Federal Government, 
and for other purposes.
IIB 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6324 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To reduce the number of nonessential vehicles purchased 
and leased by the Federal Government, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘Cutting Federal Un-
necessary and Expensive Leasing Act of 2012’’ or the 
‘‘Cutting FUEL Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER OF NONESSENTIAL 
VEHICLES PURCHASED AND LEASED BY THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 
(a) REVIEW
OF
NONESSENTIAL
VEHICLE
PUR-
CHASE.—The Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, in consultation with the head of the relevant Ex-
ecutive agency, shall complete each of the following: 
(1) Determine the total dollar amount obligated 
by each Executive agency to purchase civilian vehi-
cles in fiscal year 2010. 
(2) Determine the total dollar amount obligated 
by each Executive agency to lease civilian vehicles in 
fiscal year 2010. 
(3) Determine the total number of civilian vehi-
cles purchased by each Executive agency in fiscal 
year 2010. 
(4) Determine the total number of civilian vehi-
cles leased by each Executive agency in fiscal year 
2010. 
(5) Determine the total dollar amount that 
would be 20 percent less than the dollar amount de-
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grades K–12 for use during the school day 
or in after-school programs, 
‘‘(iii) the original use of the property 
begins with the donee, 
‘‘(iv) the property will fit productively 
into the donee’s education plan, 
‘‘(v) the property is not transferred by 
the donee in exchange for money, other 
property, or services, except for shipping, 
installation and transfer costs, and 
‘‘(vi) the donee’s use and disposition 
of the property will be in accordance with 
the provisions of clauses (ii) through (v). 
‘‘(B) 
STEM 
PROPERTY.—The 
term 
‘STEM property’ means— 
‘‘(i) computer equipment and soft-
ware, 
‘‘(ii) microscopes, 
‘‘(iii) lab equipment, including glass-
ware, digital scales, and temperature meas-
uring devices, 
‘‘(iv) property used to maintain, ren-
ovate, or improve laboratory facilities, 
‘‘(v) STEM education curricula, and 
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termined under paragraphs (1) and (2) for each Ex-
ecutive agency. 
(b) REDUCTION OF NONESSENTIAL VEHICLE PUR-
CHASE.—For each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017, 
each Executive agency may not obligate more than the dol-
lar amount identified pursuant to subsection (a)(5) to pur-
chase and lease civilian vehicles. 
(c) SHARING.—The Administrator of General Serv-
ices shall ensure that an Executive agency may share ex-
cess or unused vehicles with another Executive agency 
that may need temporary or long-term use of additional 
vehicles through the Federal Fleet Management System. 
(d) NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTION.—The limits 
on the purchase and procurement of vehicles provided in 
this section shall not apply to the purchase or procurement 
of any vehicle that has been determined by the President 
to be essential for reasons of national security. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CIVILIAN VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘civilian ve-
hicle’’ means a vehicle that is not used for purposes 
of military combat, the training or deployment of 
uniformed military personnel, or such other uses as 
determined by the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator of General Services. 
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(2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given that term under sec-
tion 105 of title 5, United States Code. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 19, 
2012. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6325 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for 
higher education expenses in a program of study in science, technology, 
engineering, or mathematics. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2012 
Mr. HANNA 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 allow a 
deduction for higher education expenses in a program 
of study in science, technology, engineering, or mathe-
matics. 
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 ‘‘STEM Education Op-
portunity Act’’. 
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(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(12);
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (14) and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
(4) by inserting after paragraph (14) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(15) services furnished in connection with the
care, treatment, filling, removal, or replacement of
teeth or structures directly supporting teeth.’’; and
(5) by redesignating paragraphs (15) and (16)
as paragraphs (16) and (17), respectively.
(b) REPEAL OF GROUND FOR EXCLUSION.—Section
1862(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y) is amended by
striking paragraph (12).
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Sections 1864(a),
1865(a), 1902(a)(9)(C), and 1915(a)(1)(B)(ii)(I) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395aa(a), 1395bb(a), 1396a(a)(9)(C),
1396n(a)(1)(B)(ii)(I)) are each amended by striking
‘‘paragraphs (15) and (16)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs
(16) and (17)’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by the first section of this Act
shall be applicable with respect to services furnished on
or after the first day of the first calendar month which
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6326 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit direct payment 
to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs that are prepared by the 
pharmacies for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infu-
sion pump. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2012 
Mr. HARPER (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, and Mr. PALAZZO) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit 
direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded 
drugs that are prepared by the pharmacies for a specific 
beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump. 
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. MEDICARE DIRECT PAYMENT TO PHARMACIES 
FOR CERTAIN COMPOUNDED DRUGS THAT 
ARE PREPARED BY THE PHARMACIES FOR A 
SPECIFIC BENEFICIARY FOR USE THROUGH 
AN IMPLANTED INFUSION PUMP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of section 
1842(b)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395u(b)(6)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘(H)’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, and (I) in the case of covered com-
pounded drugs that are prepared by a pharmacy for 
a specific individual, are dispensed, directly or indi-
rectly, to the individual, are necessary for the effec-
tive use of, or therapeutic benefit from, an im-
planted infusion pump (regardless of who refills the 
pump), and are billed directly by the pharmacy, pay-
ment shall be made to the pharmacy’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to drugs dispensed on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6327 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to improve eligi-
bility requirements for uninsured individuals with a preexisting condition 
for coverage under the Preexisting Condition Insurance Program (PCIP). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2012 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
to improve eligibility requirements for uninsured individ-
uals with a preexisting condition for coverage under the 
Preexisting Condition Insurance Program (PCIP). 
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 ‘‘PCIP Improvement 
Act of 2012’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVED ELIGIBILITY UNDER PCIP FOR THE UN-
INSURED WITH A PREEXISTING CONDITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1101(d) of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148; 
42 U.S.C. 18001(d)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) is not covered under creditable coverage as 
of the date on which such individual is applying for 
coverage through the high risk pool and has not had 
any creditable coverage terminated in order to be-
come eligible for coverage through the high risk pool; 
and’’; and 
(2) by adding after and below paragraph (3) 
the following: ‘‘In paragraph (2), the term ‘cred-
itable coverage’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 2701(c) of the Public Health Service Act, as 
in effect on the date of enactment of this section, 
but does not include any coverage (commonly re-
ferred to as ‘mini-med coverage’) that limits the an-
nual benefits payable to an amount that is less than 
$250,000.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and shall apply to applications of individ-
uals submitted on or after such date for coverage as eligi-
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ble individuals through a qualified high risk pool. The Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall issue such reg-
ulations or guidance as may be necessary to implement 
such amendments on a timely basis. 
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