datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
ployment compensation under State or Federal 
law for not less than 4 weeks during the 3-year 
period ending on the hiring date, subsection (a) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘50 percent’ for 
‘40 percent’. 
‘‘(C) NO CREDIT FOR LESS THAN FULL- 
TIME EMPLOYMENT.—An individual shall not be 
treated as a manufacturing recovery employee 
for any week during which— 
‘‘(i) the individual is employed by the 
employer for less than 35 hours at a man-
ufacturing facility of the employer, or 
‘‘(ii) the individual performs less than 
90 percent of individual’s services for the 
employer at the manufacturing facility. 
‘‘(D) MANUFACTURING FACILITY MUST BE 
IN UNITED STATES.—No credit shall be allow-
able by reason of this paragraph unless the 
manufacturing facility is located in the United 
States.’’. 
(c) PERMANENT CREDIT FOR MANUFACTURING RE-
COVERY EMPLOYEES.—Paragraph (4) of section 51(c) of 
such Code (relating to termination) is amended by adding 
at the end the following flush sentence: 
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‘‘The preceding sentence shall not apply to any man-
ufacturing recovery employee.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to individuals who first begin work 
for the employer after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6488 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military commissary and 
exchange store privileges, without time-period limitation, to members 
of the Armed Forces who are involuntarily separated with a service- 
connected disability and also to extend such privileges to their depend-
ents. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 
Mr. DENHAM (for himself, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. WALZ 
of Minnesota, Mr. WEST, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. RIGELL, Mr. CRAVAACK, Mr. 
KINZINGER of Illinois, and Mr. FARENTHOLD) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military 
commissary and exchange store privileges, without time- 
period limitation, to members of the Armed Forces who 
are involuntarily separated with a service-connected dis-
ability and also to extend such privileges to their depend-
ents. 
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. COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE STORE PRIVI-
LEGES 
FOR 
INVOLUNTARILY 
SEPARATED 
MEMBERS WITH A SERVICE-CONNECTED DIS-
ABILITY AND FOR THEIR DEPENDENTS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF PRIVILEGES.—Section 1146 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) MEMBERS INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED WITH 
SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY; DEPENDENTS.—(1) A 
member of the armed forces who is involuntarily separated 
from active duty or the Selected Reserve and who has a 
service-connected disability shall be permitted to use com-
missary and exchange stores on the same basis as a mem-
ber of the armed forces entitled to retired or retainer pay. 
‘‘(2) A dependent of a member described in para-
graph (1) shall be permitted to use commissary and ex-
change stores on the same basis as a dependent of a mem-
ber of the armed forces entitled to retired or retainer 
pay.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that subsection (d) of section 1146 of title 
10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), is 
fully operational before the end of the 90-day period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6489 
To reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 
Mr. HALL (for himself and Mr. BOREN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information 
System. 
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 ‘‘National Integrated 
Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 
2012’’. 
SEC. 2. NIDIS PROGRAM AMENDMENTS. 
Section 3 of the National Integrated Drought Infor-
mation System Act of 2006 (15 U.S.C. 313d) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in subsection (a) by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘to better inform and 
provide for more timely decisionmaking to reduce 
drought related impacts and costs’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) SYSTEM FUNCTIONS.—The National Integrated 
Drought Information System shall— 
‘‘(1) provide an effective drought early warning 
system that— 
‘‘(A) collects and integrates information on 
the key indicators of drought in order to make 
usable, reliable, and timely forecasts of drought, 
including assessments of the severity of drought 
conditions and impacts; and 
‘‘(B) provides such information, forecasts, 
and assessments on both national and regional 
levels; 
‘‘(2) communicate drought forecasts, drought 
conditions, and drought impacts on an ongoing basis 
to— 
‘‘(A) decisionmakers at the Federal, re-
gional, State, tribal, and local levels of govern-
ment; 
‘‘(B) the private sector; and 
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‘‘(B) strengthening the institutional develop-
ment of the intermediary organizations described in
paragraph (2); and
‘‘(C) sharing information relating to the provi-
sion of assistance authorized under paragraph (1)
between such field missions and intermediary organi-
zations.
‘‘(d) In order to maximize the sustainable develop-
ment impact of the assistance authorized under subsection
(c)(1), the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development shall establish a monitoring
system that—
‘‘(1) establishes performance goals for such as-
sistance and expresses such goals in an objective and
quantifiable form, to the extent feasible;
‘‘(2) establishes performance indicators to be
used in measuring or assessing the achievement of
the goals and objectives of such assistance; and
‘‘(3) provides a basis for recommendations for
adjustments to such assistance to enhance the sus-
tainable development impact of such assistance, par-
ticularly the impact of such assistance on the very
poor, particularly poor women.’’.
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‘‘(C) the public; 
‘‘(3) provide timely data, information, and 
products that reflect local, regional, and State dif-
ferences in drought conditions; 
‘‘(4) coordinate, and integrate as practicable, 
Federal research in support of a drought early warn-
ing system; 
‘‘(5) build upon existing forecasting and assess-
ment programs and partnerships; and 
‘‘(6) continue ongoing research activities related 
to drought.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of the National Inte-
grated Drought Information System Reauthorization 
Act of 2012, the Under Secretary shall transmit to 
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate a report that contains— 
‘‘(A) an analysis of the implementation of 
the National Integrated Drought Information 
System program, including how the informa-
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tion, forecasts, and assessments are utilized in 
drought policy planning and response activities; 
‘‘(B) specific plans for continued develop-
ment of such program, including future mile-
stones; and 
‘‘(C) an identification of research, moni-
toring, and forecasting needs to enhance the 
predictive capability of— 
‘‘(i) drought early warnings; 
‘‘(ii) the length and severity of 
droughts; and 
‘‘(iii) the contribution of weather 
events to reducing the severity or ending 
drought conditions. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the report 
under paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall con-
sult with relevant Federal, regional, State, tribal, 
and local government agencies, research institutions, 
and the private sector.’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 4 of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act $13,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 
2017.’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 648 
To amend title 4, United States Code, to authorize members of the Armed 
Forces not in uniform and veterans to render a military salute during 
the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2011 
Mr. TERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 4, United States Code, to authorize members 
of the Armed Forces not in uniform and veterans to 
render a military salute during the recitation of the 
Pledge of Allegiance. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MILITARY SALUTE DURING RECITATION OF 
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES NOT IN UNIFORM AND 
BY VETERANS. 
Section 4 of title 4, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Mem-
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bers of the Armed Forces not in uniform and veterans may 
render the military salute in the manner provided for per-
sons in uniform.’’. 
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‘‘(C) not act on a case-by-case basis in setting
priorities, except that the governing or policy body
may reconsider priorities at any time for future ap-
plications for services in light of changing legal
needs of clients or in light of an emergency; and
‘‘(D) ensure that activities under this title are
carried out in a manner consistent with attorneys’
professional responsibilities to a client as established
in the rules of ethics and professional responsibility
that apply in the jurisdiction where the legal assist-
ance is provided.
‘‘(5) The Corporation shall not—
‘‘(A) interfere with the governing or policy bod-
ies described in paragraph (1) in their determina-
tions of the broad policy matters described in para-
graph (2);
‘‘(B) impose requirements or limitations on the
types of cases or representation of clients unless
those requirements or limitations are explicitly au-
thorized by this title or other applicable law; or
‘‘(C) impose requirements or limitations on the
governing or policy bodies of recipients that are ad-
ditional to, or more restrictive than, the provisions
of this subsection.’’.
unless the President makes a determination under
subparagraph (B) and promptly furnishes a copy of
that determination to the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
(B) A determination under this subparagraph is
a determination that—
(i) prompt, adequate, and effective com-
pensation has been or is being made to the citi-
zen, corporation, partnership, or association re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A),
(ii) good-faith negotiations to provide
prompt, adequate, and effective compensation
under the applicable provisions of international
law are in progress, or the country concerned is
otherwise taking steps to discharge its obliga-
tions under international law with respect to
such citizen, corporation, partnership, or asso-
ciation, or
(iii) a dispute involving such citizen, cor-
poration, partnership, or association, over com-
pensation for such a seizure has been submitted
to arbitration under the provisions of the Con-
vention for the Settlement of Investment Dis-
putes, or in another mutually agreed upon
forum.
‘‘(B) THREE
MONTHS
BEFORE
AUCTION 
DATE.—Approximately three months before the 
scheduled auction date, the Secretary shall de-
tail auction rules that are consistent with the 
auction plan developed under this section. 
These rules shall include— 
‘‘(i) financial and other qualification 
requirements for bidders; 
‘‘(ii) algorithms for determining win-
ners and prices as a function of bids; 
‘‘(iii) performance obligations of con-
tract suppliers, guarantees, and penalties 
for non-conformance; 
‘‘(iv) the product categories to be se-
lected (and their related healthcare com-
mon procedure coding system codes) from 
within the market priced items and serv-
ices; 
‘‘(v) the lead product for each product 
category selected under paragraph (4)(A); 
and 
‘‘(vi) the eligible market areas in 
which a market-priced auction will be con-
ducted. 
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HR 4506 RS
HR 4506 RS——2
HR 4506 RS——3
HR 4506 RS——4
Calendar No. 484
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4506
[Report No. 103–291]
AN ACT
Making appropriations for energy and water devel-
opment for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1995, and for other purposes.
JUNE 15 (legislative day, JUNE 7), 1994
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on
Appropriations
JUNE 23 (legislative day, JUNE 7), 1994
Reported with amendments
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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4507
To require in certain circumstances that States disclose the HIV status
of newborn infants to legal guardians of the infants, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 26, 1994
Mr. ACKERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To require in certain circumstances that States disclose the
HIV status of newborn infants to legal guardians of
the infants, 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 ‘‘Newborn Infant HIV
Notification Act’’.
SEC. 2. STATE DISCLOSURES TO LEGAL GUARDIANS OF HIV
STATUS OF NEWBORN INFANTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—If a State requires that the results
of the HIV testing of a newborn infant be reported to the
State (or the State conducts an HIV test of the infant),
the State shall promptly disclose the results of the testing
in accordance with the following, as applicable to the in-
fant involved:
(1) To the biological mother of the infant, if the
mother is a legal guardian of the infant.
(2) If the State is the legal guardian of the in-
fant:
(A) To the appropriate official of the State
agency with responsibility for the care of the in-
fant.
(B) To the appropriate official of each au-
thorized agency providing assistance in the
placement of the infant.
(C) If the authorized agency is giving sig-
nificant consideration to approving an individ-
ual as a foster parent of the infant, to the pro-
spective foster parent.
(D) If the authorized agency is giving sig-
nificant consideration to approving an individ-
ual as an adoptive parent of the infant, to the
prospective adoptive parent.
(3) If neither paragraph (1) nor (2) is applica-
ble, to another legal guardian of the infant.
(b) HIV COUNSELING.—In disclosing test results
under subsection (a) to an individual (other than a disclo-
size) in establishing market areas in order to 
comply with this subparagraph. 
‘‘(C) SELECTION OF MARKET AREAS.—In 
selecting eligible market areas in which an auc-
tion will be conducted under this section, the 
Secretary shall ensure that several market 
areas of each econometric model for a market 
area specified in subparagraph (B) are chosen. 
‘‘(D) EXCLUSION
OF
CERTAIN
AREAS.— 
The Secretary shall not include as an eligible 
market area any area described in clause (iii) of 
section 1847(a)(1)(D) before the year specified 
in such clause. 
‘‘(5) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN POLICIES AP-
PLICABLE
TO
COMPETITIVE
ACQUISITION
PRO-
GRAM.—The 
following 
provisions 
of 
section 
1847(a)(1) shall apply to the market pricing pro-
gram in the same manner as they apply to the com-
petitive acquisition program under such section ex-
cept as otherwise provided: 
‘‘(A) Subparagraph (C) (relating to waiver 
of certain provisions). 
‘‘(B) 
Subparagraph 
(E) 
(relating 
to 
verification by OIG), except that the assessment 
shall be of market pricing and subsequent pric-
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sure to an official of a State or an authorized agency),
the State shall ensure that appropriate counseling on the
human immunodeficiency virus is provided to the individ-
ual.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ‘‘authorized agency’’, with respect
to the placement of a child (including an infant) for
whom a State is a legal guardian, means an entity
licensed or otherwise approved by the State to assist
in such placement.
(2)(A) The terms ‘‘HIV testing’’ and ‘‘HIV
test’’ mean medically valid testing to determine
whether an individual is infected with HIV.
(B) The term ‘‘HIV’’ means the human
immunodeficiency virus.
(C) The term ‘‘human immunodeficiency virus’’
means the etiologic agent for acquired immune defi-
ciency syndrome.
(3) The term ‘‘results’’, with respect to a HIV
test of an individual, means a medically valid deter-
mination that the individual is not infected with the
human immunodeficiency virus, or is infected with
the virus, as the case may be.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act is effective in the case of HIV testing con-
ducted on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 273 
AN ACT 
To eliminate the 2013 statutory pay adjustment for Federal 
employees. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Calendar No. 441
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2739
AN ACT
To provide for a representational allowance for
Members of the House of Representatives, to
make technical and conforming changes to sun-
dry provisions of law in consequence of adminis-
trative reforms in the House of Representatives,
and for other purposes.
JUNE 19, 1996
Reported with amendments
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4846 
AN ACT 
To adjust the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest, 
Colorado, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
before an independent hearing examiner at the earliest ap-
propriate date. As soon as practical after the hearing, the
independent hearing examiner shall make a recommended
decision on the matter. A copy of the recommended deci-
sion shall be sent to the Corporation and the recipient.
If neither the Corporation nor the recipient requests re-
view by the president of the Corporation of that rec-
ommended decision, the decision shall become final. If ei-
ther party does request a review of a recommended deci-
sion, the president of the Corporation shall make a final
decision with respect to that recommended decision. In ad-
dition to other remedies provided by law, the recipient may
appeal the final decision to the Board.’’.
(c) STATE ADVISORY COUNCILS.—Section 1004 (42
U.S.C. 2996c) is amended by striking subsection (f) and
redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (f)
and (g), respectively.
(d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) SECTION
1006(b)(2).—Section 1006(b)(2)
(42 U.S.C. 2996e(b)(2)) is amended by striking
‘‘provisions of section 1011’’ and inserting ‘‘regula-
tions issued under paragraph (5) of this subsection’’.
(2) SECTION
1006(b).—Section 1006(b) (42
U.S.C. 2996e(b)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
100
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State plan shall pro-
vide for the establishment and maintenance of an
advisory group to advise the State on all aspects of
the State plan under this title.
(2) COMPOSITION.—Members of each advisory
group shall be appointed by the Governor (or other
chief executive officer of the State) and shall include
individuals with disabilities and their representa-
tives, providers, State officials, and local community
implementing agencies. A majority of its members
shall be individuals with disabilities and their rep-
resentatives.
(3) SELECTION
OF
MEMBERS.—Each State
shall establish a process whereby all residents of the
State, including individuals with disabilities and
their representatives, shall be given the opportunity
to nominate members to the advisory group.
(4) PARTICULAR
CONCERNS.—Each advisory
group shall—
(A) before the State plan is developed, ad-
vise the State on guiding principles and values,
policy directions, and specific components of the
plan,
(B) meet regularly with State officials in-
volved in developing the plan, during the devel-
(2) Such country fails to act in good faith in
recognizing as binding or in enforcing arbitral
awards in favor of United States citizens or a cor-
poration, partnership, or association which is 50 per-
cent or more beneficially owned by United States
citizens, which have been made by arbitrators ap-
pointed for each case or by permanent arbitral bod-
ies to which the parties involved have submitted
their dispute.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘country’’ means Colombia, or any
other country or customs territory, whether or not a
member of the World Trade Organization; and
(2) the term ‘‘trade agreement’’ means any
agreement permitting accession to, or extending the
benefits of, the North America Free Trade Agree-
ment (NAFTA), and any bilateral free trade
agreement.
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