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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2976
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to provide mortgage protection life insurance to certain veterans
unable to acquire commercial mortgage protection life insurance because
of service-connected disabilities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1993
Mr. MONTGOMERY (by request) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide mortgage protec-
tion life insurance to certain veterans unable to acquire
commercial mortgage protection life insurance because
of service-connected disabilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MORTGAGE PROTECTION LIFE INSURANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 19 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new subchapter:
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SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by section 2 shall apply with 
respect to vacancies occurring on or after the enactment 
of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 29, 
2012. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2977
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide, upon the death of a
veteran who is receiving periodic monetary benefits from the Department
of Veterans Affairs, for the payment of all accrued benefits of that
veteran to the veteran’s spouse or dependent children, rather than only
benefits due and unpaid for a period not to exceed one year.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1993
Mr. MONTGOMERY (by request) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide, upon
the death of a veteran who is receiving periodic monetary
benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs, for
the payment of all accrued benefits of that veteran to
the veteran’s spouse or dependent children, rather than
only benefits due and unpaid for a period not to exceed
one year.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF ALL ACCRUED BENEFITS TO SUR-
VIVING SPOUSE OR DEPENDENT CHILDREN
UPON DEATH OF BENEFICIARY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5121(a) of title 38, Unit-
ed States Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘for a period
not to exceed one year’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1993.
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3902 
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to revise the timing 
of special elections for local office in the District of Columbia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2012 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to revise 
the timing of special elections for local office in the 
District of Columbia. 
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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
Special Election Reform Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TIMING OF SPECIAL ELECTIONS FOR LOCAL OF-
FICE IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
(a) COUNCIL.— 
(1) CHAIR.—The first sentence of section 
401(b)(3) of the District of Columbia Home Rule 
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Act (sec. 1–204.01(b)(3), D.C. Official Code) is 
amended to read as follows: ‘‘To fill a vacancy in the 
Office of Chairman, the Board of Elections shall 
hold a special election in the District on the Tuesday 
occurring at least 70 days and not more than 174 
days after the date on which such vacancy occurs 
which the Board of Elections determines, based on 
a totality of the circumstances, taking into account, 
inter alia, cultural and religious holidays and the ad-
ministrability of the election, will provide the largest 
opportunity for voter participation.’’. 
(2) MEMBERS
ELECTED
FROM
WARDS.—The 
first sentence of section 401(d)(1) of such Act (sec. 
1–204.01(d)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended to 
read as follows: ‘‘In the event of a vacancy in the 
Council of a member elected from a ward, the Board 
of Elections shall hold a special election in the Dis-
trict on the Tuesday occurring at least 70 days and 
not more than 174 days after the date on which 
such vacancy occurs which the Board of Elections 
determines, based on a totality of the circumstances, 
taking into account, inter alia, cultural and religious 
holidays and the administrability of the election, will 
provide the largest opportunity for voter participa-
tion.’’. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2978
To authorize a period in which otherwise eligible veterans with service-con-
nected disabilities may apply for coverage under the Service Disabled
Veterans Insurance Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1993
Mr. MONTGOMERY (by request) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To authorize a period in which otherwise eligible veterans
with service-connected disabilities may apply for coverage
under the Service Disabled Veterans Insurance Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a
period (with a beginning date and ending date to be deter-
mined by the Secretary) during which veterans who are
otherwise eligible for coverage under the Service Disabled
Veterans Insurance Program may apply for coverage
under that program without regard to the otherwise appli-
cable one-year application period.
cedent and which, on the date of the decedent’s 
death, was being so used by the decedent or a 
member of the decedent’s family. 
‘‘(2) MEMBER
OF
FAMILY.—A member of a 
family, with respect to any individual, means— 
‘‘(A) a member of the family (as defined 
by section 2031A(e)(2)), and 
‘‘(B) includes— 
‘‘(i) a lineal descendant of any spouse 
described in subparagraph (D) of section 
2032A(e)(2), 
‘‘(ii) a lineal descendant of a sibling of 
a parent of such individual, 
‘‘(iii) a spouse of any lineal descend-
ant described in clause (ii), and 
‘‘(iv) a lineal descendant of a spouse 
described in clause (iii). 
‘‘(3) ADJUSTED
VALUE.—The term ‘adjusted 
value’ means the value of farmland for purposes of 
this chapter (determined without regard to this sec-
tion), reduced by the amount deductible under para-
graph (3) or (4) of section 2053(a). 
‘‘(4) OTHER TERMS.—Any other term used in 
this section which is also used in section 2032A shall 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2979
To delay the effective date of the proposed amendments to rule 11 of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1993
Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. FISH, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. MCCOL-
LUM, Mr. COBLE, and Mr. SCHIFF) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To delay the effective date of the proposed amendments
to rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the pro-
posed amendments to rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure which are embraced by an order entered by the
Supreme Court of the United States on April 22, 1993,
shall not take effect until December 1, 1994.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 297
To permit States in certain cases to waive application of the requirements
of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 with respect to
a vehicle which is being operated for the purpose of removing snow
or ice from a roadway by plowing, sanding, or salting.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. PETRI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Public Works and Transportation
A BILL
To permit States in certain cases to waive application of
the requirements of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety
Act of 1986 with respect to a vehicle which is being
operated for the purpose of removing snow or ice from
a roadway by plowing, sanding, or salting.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHI-
CLE REQUIREMENTS TO VEHICLES USED FOR
SNOW OR ICE REMOVAL.
(a) STATE WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Subject to sub-
section (b), a State may waive application of the require-
ments of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of
1986 (49 U.S.C. 2701 note) with respect to a vehicle
which is being operated within the boundaries of an eligi-
ble unit of local government by an employee of such unit
for the purpose of removing snow or ice from a roadway
by plowing, sanding, or salting.
(b) LIMITATION.—The waiver authority contained in
subsection (a) shall only apply in a case in which the em-
ployee described in subsection (a) is needed to operate the
vehicle because the employee of the eligible unit of local
government who ordinarily operates the vehicle and has
a commercial driver’s license is temporarily unavailable or
is in need of additional assistance due to a snow emer-
gency.
(c) ELIGIBLE UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT DE-
FINED.—For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘eligi-
ble unit of local government’’ means a city, town, borough,
county, parish, district, or other public body created by
or pursuant to State law which has a total population of
3,000 individuals or less.
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‘‘(ii) is reasonably segregable from any
other portions of the matter that relate to an
individual referred to in paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) Any reasonably segregable portion of a matter
referred to in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph
(2) shall be provided, after deletion of all portions of the
matter that are referred to in such subparagraph, to any
person requesting the matter under this section if the rea-
sonably segregable portion of the matter would otherwise
be required to be disclosed under this section.
‘‘(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Watch
List’ means the Automated Visa Lookout System, or any
other system or list that maintains information about the
excludability of aliens under the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) and is maintained by
the Department of State or the Department of Justice.’’.
(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF NATIONAL SECURITY ACT
OF 1947 EXEMPTION.—Section 701 of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 431) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(e) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any operational
file, or any portion of any operational file, required to be
disclosed under section 552(d) of title 5, United States
Code (Freedom of Information Act).’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Public Health Service Act to conduct the evaluation
under this section.
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which remains in the United States and that is 
not subject to disposition under any of— 
(i) the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
U.S.C. 181 et seq.); 
(ii) the Geothermal Steam Act of 
1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); 
(iii) the Act of July 31, 1947, com-
monly known as the Materials Act of 1947 
(30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); or 
(iv) the Mineral Leasing for Acquired 
Lands Act (30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.); and 
(B) does not include any mineral that is 
subject to a restriction against alienation im-
posed by the United States and is— 
(i) held in trust by the United States 
for any Indian or Indian tribe, as defined 
in section 2 of the Indian Mineral Develop-
ment Act of 1982 (25 U.S.C. 2101); or 
(ii) owned by any Indian or Indian 
tribe, as defined in that section. 
(12) The term ‘‘mineral activities’’ means any 
activity on a mining claim, millsite claim, or tunnel 
site claim for, related to, or incidental to, mineral 
exploration, mining, beneficiation, processing, or rec-
lamation activities for any locatable mineral. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2981
To prohibit discrimination by the Armed Forces on the basis of sexual
orientation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1993
Mr. NADLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To prohibit discrimination by the Armed Forces on the basis
of sexual orientation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINATION IN THE
MILITARY ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORI-
ENTATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—No member of the Armed Forces,
or person seeking to become a member of the Armed
Forces, may be discriminated against by the Armed
Forces on the basis of sexual orientation.
(b) PRESERVATION OF RULES AND POLICIES RE-
GARDING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.—Nothing in subsection
(a) may be construed as requiring the Armed Forces to
modify any rule or policy regarding sexual misconduct or
otherwise to sanction or condone sexual misconduct, but
such rules and policies may not be applied in a manner
that discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation.
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3905 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants for the establish-
ment of veterans gardens that are operated by veterans and designed 
to produce food that can be sold to individuals, schools, and restaurants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2012 
Mr. BACA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants 
for the establishment of veterans gardens that are oper-
ated by veterans and designed to produce food that can 
be sold to individuals, schools, and restaurants. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Gardens Em-
ployment and Opportunity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VETERANS 
GARDENS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds as follows: 
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(A) all offices in the State that provide public
assistance, unemployment compensation, or related
services; and
(B) all offices in the State that provide State-
funded programs primarily engaged in providing
services to persons with disabilities.
(3)(A) In addition to voter registration agencies des-
ignated under paragraph (2), each State shall designate
other offices within the State as voter registration agen-
cies.
(B) Voter registration agencies designated under sub-
paragraph (A) may include—
(i) State or local government offices such as
public libraries, public schools, offices of city and
county clerks (including marriage license bureaus),
fishing and hunting license bureaus, government rev-
enue offices, and offices not described in paragraph
(2)(B) that provide services to persons with disabil-
ities; and
(ii) Federal and nongovernmental offices, with
the agreement of such offices.
(4)(A) At each voter registration agency, the follow-
ing services shall be made available:
(i) Distribution of mail voter registration appli-
cation forms in accordance with paragraph (6).
(1) According to the Department of Labor, vet-
eran unemployment has increased to more than 
twice the national average, with disabled veteran un-
employment being even higher. 
(2) Nearly 70 percent of all farmers in the 
United States are over the age of 55, while only four 
percent are under the age of 35. 
(3) It is estimated that the United States will 
need at least one million new farmers in the next 
decade to meet the agricultural demands of the 
United States. 
(4) Programs that train returning veterans with 
farming and gardening skills have proven effective at 
providing employment opportunities for veterans, 
while also enabling many veterans to become suc-
cessful, sustainable farmers. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
award grants to eligible entities for the establishment of 
gardens that are fully operated by veterans and are de-
signed to produce food that can be sold to individuals, 
schools, and restaurants through farmers markets or oth-
erwise. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—For purposes of this section, an 
eligible entity is a nonprofit organization, corporation, or 
group of veterans that submits an application containing 
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such information and assurances as the Secretary of Agri-
culture may require. 
(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary of Agriculture, after consultation with 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall give priority to 
eligible entities seeking to establish a garden— 
(1) in a location that is on the grounds of a De-
partment of Veterans Affairs medical facility; or 
(2) at another location that the Secretary of 
Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, determines is convenient for the 
transportation of patients of a Department of Vet-
erans Affairs medical facility from such facility to 
the proposed garden at such location for purposes of 
operating or tending such garden. 
(e) MATCHING FUNDS.—As a condition of receiving 
a grant under this section, the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall require the recipient of the grant to provide funds 
or in-kind support from non-Federal sources in an amount 
that is at least equal to the amount provided by the Fed-
eral Government. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2982
To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase authorizations of appro-
priations for the program for preventive health measures with respect
to breast and cervical cancer.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1993
Mr. NADLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase author-
izations of appropriations for the program for preventive
health measures with respect to breast and cervical
cancer.
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 ‘‘Breast and Cervical
Cancer Prevention Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS REGARDING GRANTS TO STATES FOR
PREVENTION OF BREAST AND CERVICAL
CANCER.
Section 1509(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 300n-5(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘1991,’’; and
(2) by inserting before the period the following:
‘‘, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums
as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years
1995 through 1998’’.
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3906 
To amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act to allow recreational 
fishing for Atlantic Striped Bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2012 
Mr. BISHOP of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act to 
allow recreational fishing for Atlantic Striped Bass in 
the Block Island Sound transit zone. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 
1. 
RECREATIONAL 
FISHING 
FOR 
ATLANTIC 
STRIPED BASS IN THE BLOCK ISLAND SOUND 
TRANSIT ZONE. 
Section 9 of the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation 
Act (16 U.S.C. 5158) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) RECREATIONAL FISHING
IN BLOCK ISLAND 
SOUND TRANSIT ZONE.— 
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human drug application described in section 
736(a)(1)(A)(i) for that fiscal year. 
‘‘(E) BIOSIMILAR
BIOLOGICAL
PRODUCT 
ESTABLISHMENT FEE.—The biosimilar biologi-
cal product establishment fee under subsection 
(a)(3) for a fiscal year shall be equal to the 
amount established under section 736(c)(5) for 
a prescription drug establishment for that fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(F) BIOSIMILAR
BIOLOGICAL
PRODUCT 
FEE.—The biosimilar biological product fee 
under subsection (a)(4) for a fiscal year shall be 
equal to the amount established under section 
736(c)(5) for a prescription drug product for 
that fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) LIMIT.—The total amount of fees charged 
for a fiscal year under this section may not exceed 
the total amount for such fiscal year of the costs of 
resources allocated for the process for the review of 
biosimilar biological product applications. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION FEE WAIVER FOR SMALL BUSI-
NESS.— 
‘‘(1) WAIVER OF APPLICATION FEE.—The Sec-
retary shall grant to a person who is named in a bio-
similar biological product application a waiver from 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall not prohibit fishing 
for Atlantic Striped Bass in the Block Island Sound 
transit zone. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—This subsection does not 
limit the authority of the Secretary to establish sea-
sonal or other temporary limitations on fishing that 
are specifically necessary for the conservation and 
management of Atlantic striped bass. 
‘‘(3) BLOCK ISLAND SOUND TRANSIT ZONE DE-
FINED.—In this subsection the term ‘Block Island 
Sound transit zone’ means the area of the exclusive 
economic zone within Block Island Sound, north of 
a line connecting Montauk Light, Montauk Point, 
New York, and Block Island Southeast Light, Block 
Island, Rhode Island; and west of a line connecting 
Point Judith Light, Point Judith, Rhode Island, and 
Block Island Southeast Light, Block Island, Rhode 
Island.’’. 
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